Meanings
nounpanty girdle (plural panty girdles)
plural panty girdles
- A type of control garment for women consisting of underpants with a built-in elasticated corset.
A New York department store advertised: "Choose Your Panty Girdle for Summer Action."
1948 August 31, “Americana”, in Time1 more example
It's belted waists and pencil skirts again, which means the ghastly panty-girdles and roll-ons have returned, only this time they're called control knickers.
2007 November 6, Michele Hanson, The Guardian
Translations
French panty
- pantyunderpants with a built-in elasticated corset
Swedish trosgördel
- trosgördelunderpants with a built-in elasticated corset
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