Girdle

Japanese: ガードル(英語表記)girdle
Girdle
A waistband or an elastic informal corset for women. It tightens from the abdomen to the waist to shape the body and the outer shape of the clothing. It was once made of rubber, but nowadays it is made of polyurethane-based elastic fiber spandex. It comes in a variety of shapes and lengths, including tube-shaped, panty-shaped, and short-shaped, with suspenders, and also in high-waist and low-waist types and lengths such as short, standard, semi-long, and long.

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Japanese:
腰帯,あるいは弾性のある女性用の略式コルセット。腹部から腰部を締めつけて体型や衣服の外形を整える役目を果す。かつてはゴム生地でつくられたが,現在ではポリウレタン系の弾性繊維スパンデックスが使われている。形,長さはさまざまで,筒型,パンティ型,ショーツ型などに靴下吊りを伴うものもあり,高さにもハイウエスト型とローウエスト型,さらに長さにもショート,スタンダード,セミロング,ロングなど各種のものがある。

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