What is a framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle called?
pannier — A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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