> And I've been known to refer to a steel-boned corset as my "brigantine". > > :-) > > > > Joan Jurancich > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Your brigantine??? > .... > Er - what is the connection between a woman's steel-boned undergarment, - and a two masted, sailing cargo-ship - square-rigged on the foremast, and fore-&-aft-rigged on the main mast > Sorry, but I had to ask :-)> > > > Yours in service, > Julian Wilson,
Well, in at least two Terry Pratchett books, there is reference to ladies corsetry 'creaking like a tea clipper in a gale'. That image just sticks with me for some reason. :-) Sheridan _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
