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supportasse
† supportasse Obs. (or Hist.) [Obscure formation on support v.; perh. an error.] = supporter 3 b.1583 Stubbes Anat. Abuses i. (1879) 52 A certain deuice made of wyers,..whipped ouer either with gold, thred, siluer or silk, and this hee [sc. the Devil] calleth a supportasse, or vnderpropper. This is ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Supportasse
A supportasse or underpropper is a stiffened support for a ruff or collar. Gallery References External links Extant supportasses: Supportasse, England, 1600-1620. wikipedia.org
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Ruff (clothing)
At their most extreme, "cartwheel ruffs" were a foot or more wide; these cartwheel ruffs required a wire frame called a supportasse or underpropper to wikipedia.org
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underpropper
underˈpropper [f. underprop v.] One who or that which supports or sustains. † Also spec. (see supportasse).1532 More Confut. Tindale Wks. 473/1 This vnderpropper is not very proper for to beare vp his bilding. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus K ij, The strongest vnderproppers of her princely state. 1655... Oxford English Dictionary
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Piccadill
The term is also used for the stiffened supporter or supportasse used to hold such a collar in place. wikipedia.org
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supporter
▪ I. supporter (səˈpɔətə(r)) Also 5 -our. [f. support v. + -er1.] One who or that which supports. 1. a. One who sides with, backs up, assists, or countenances a person, cause, etc.1432–50 tr. Higden (Rolls) IV. 165 Marius and his supporters. c 1450 Brut ii 370 A Squier of Walis þat was a rebell & a ... Oxford English Dictionary
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1550–1600 in European fashion
Elizabeth I wears a cartwheel ruff slightly open at the front, supported by a supportasse. wikipedia.org
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wire
▪ I. wire, n. (waɪə(r)) Forms: 1–4 wir, 4–5, 7 Sc. wyr, 4–7 wyre, 5–7 wyer, (5 were, whir, 6 wyere, wheire, wiar; Sc. 6 wyir, 7 vyr, weyer), 6–7 wier, wyar, 5– wire (Sc. 8 weyr, 9 weir). [OE. w{iacu}r, corresp. to MLG. wîre (LG. wîr), ON. *v{iacu}rr in v{iacu}ravirki filigree work, related further t... Oxford English Dictionary
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1600–1650 in Western fashion
Separate closed cartwheel ruffs were sometimes worn, with the standing collar, supported by a small wire frame or supportasse used for more casual wear wikipedia.org
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