dress shield

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres sheeld]
- /drɛs ʃild/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres sheeld]
- /drɛs ʃild/

Definitions of dress shield words

noun dress shield a fabric or plastic pad for attaching to the inside of the underarm of a woman's garment to protect the garment from being soiled by perspiration. 1
noun dress shield a fabric pad worn under the armpits or attached to the armhole of a garment to prevent sweat from showing on or staining the clothing 0
noun dress shield a pad worn at the armpit to protect a garment from perspiration 0
noun dress shield A pad affixed temporarily to a dress or other garment, inside the armpit, to prevent the garment's becoming wet or soiled from perspiration. 0

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Origin of dress shield

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Dress shield

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dress shield popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dress shield usage trend in Literature

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