Clothes Word Search

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jacket

The dinner jacket is called a tuxedo after Tuxedo Park, New York, where a young man wore one in 1886.

sweater

The sweater earned its name in the 1890s gym, when athletes wore heavy wool knits on purpose to sweat off extra weight.

sandals

Ancient Egyptians sometimes painted images of enemies on the soles of their sandals, so they trampled their foes with every step.

cardigan

The cardigan is named after the Earl of Cardigan, a British commander whose troops wore knitted wool jackets during the Crimean War.

leggings

Leggings began as separate coverings for each leg, worn by soldiers and laborers for warmth long before they became stretchy modern sportswear.

trousers

In much of the world trousers means what Americans call pants; the American word pants is short for pantaloons.

slippers

Slippers are soft shoes made for wearing indoors, easy to slip on and off, which is exactly where their name comes from.

overalls

Denim overalls with a bib and shoulder straps became the classic uniform of American farmers, railroad workers, and factory laborers.

mittens

Mittens keep hands warmer than gloves because the fingers share one pocket and warm each other instead of being separated.

pajamas

The word pajamas comes from a Persian phrase meaning leg garment, light loose trousers brought to the West from South Asia.

shirt

The word shirt and the word skirt come from the same old root meaning a short garment; one rose, the other dropped.

dress

A wedding dress was not usually white until Queen Victoria wore one in 1840; before that, brides simply wore their best color.

scarf

Roman soldiers wore a cloth neckband called a focale to stop armor from chafing, an early ancestor of today's scarf and tie.

glove

Medieval knights threw down a glove to challenge a rival, the origin of the phrase to throw down the gauntlet.

boots

Cowboy boots have a tall, slanted heel for one reason: to grip the stirrup and stop the foot from sliding through it.

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