( n. )
A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
( n. )
A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012