| Book of Knowledge Clothing |
| bana: jewelry, of precious metals and stones, worn by free persons. bina (lit. 'slave beads'): slave jewelry, usually consisting of plain metals, colored string, and wooden or cheap glass beads. sometimes used as a slave name. binding fiber: stout twine made of strips of leather or of a fiber like hemp. a piece long enough to circle a slavegirl's waist 2-3 times is often used as a belt for her slave tunic. camisk: simple, poncho-like slave garment, about 18 inches wide. camisk, Turian: a style of camisk worn by slaves in the city-state of Turia. the cloth is shaped like an inverted 'T' with a beveled crossbar. fastened behind the neck the material falls before the wearer's body; the crossbar then passes between her legs and is then brought forward snugly at the hips; it is held in place by a single cord that binds it at the back of the neck, behind the back, and in front at the waist. chalwar: baggy pants of diaphanous silk, worn by slavegirls of the Tahari; similar to the harem trousers of Urth. chatka: the strip of black leather, some 6 inches by 5 feet long, worn like a breech clout over the curla by the slavegirls of the Wagon Peoples. curla: the red waist cord worn by slavegirls of the Wagon Peoples to support the chatka. house veil: the next-to-last veil worn by free women, esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil, and under the street veil upon leaving the house kalmak: vest of black leather worn by the slavegirls of the Wagon Peoples kes: short tunic of black leather worn by the male slaves of the Wagon Peoples koora: strip of red fabric worn as a headband by the slavegirls of the Wagon Peoples last veil: the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness, and is often very sheer. pride veil: the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness. repcloth: rough fabric woven from the fibers of the rep plant; analogous to cotton muslin? robes of concealment: the mode of dress favored by free women in some of the larger city-states (i.e. Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Turia, etc.); it consists of one or more hooded robes of heavy brocade, or other opaque fabric, plus up to five face veils. slave bells: tiny bells which give off a sensual shimmer of sound; threaded by the dozen on thongs or chains, they may be tied or locked around a girl's ankles or wrists, or attached to her collar; are worn or removed only at the whim of a Master. slave rag: see Ta-Teera slave silk: a way of indicating a slave's type. see: white silk slave, red silk slave, yellow silk slave, grey silk slave, and black silk slave. slave veil (Noun): a small triangle of diaphanous yellow silk, worn across the bridge of the nose and covering the lower half of the face; it parodies the heavy veils worn by free women, as it conceals nothing and often arouses the lust of Masters. street veil: the outermost veil worn by free women; worn over the house veil when leaving the house. ta-teera: a simple cloth..slit fully on both side with a slit for the head, worn poncho style the cloth is held in place with a cord tied tightly about the waist..the hem coming barely beneath the groin and bottom so that the slave flesh is fully available at all times. talmit: headband ta-teera: similar to a slave tunic, but more ragged and revealing; often referred to as the 'slave rag'. veil: a covering or coverings for the face, worn by free women in many city-states; up to five are worn see also house veil, last veil, pride veil, street veil, veil of the citizeness. veil of the citizeness: the second of the veils worn by free women; worn under the pride veil and over the last veil. |
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