bahut
A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau.
A dwarf-wall of plain masonry, carrying the roof of a cathedral or church and masked or hidden behind the balustrade.

bahuts
plural of bahut

bajoo
Archaic form of baju.

bajoos
plural of bajoo

baju
A traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.

bajus
plural of baju

baldacchin
A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.
A building in the form of a canopy, or a crown supported by pillars for the covering of an altar; a canopy carried over the host in Roman Catholic countries.

baldacchins
plural of baldacchin

baldachin
Alternative spelling of baldacchin.

baldachino
Alternative form of baldacchin.

baldachinos
plural of baldachino

baldachins
plural of baldachin

baldaquin
Alternative form of baldacchin.

baldaquins
plural of baldaquin

balletwear
Clothing to be worn while performing ballet.

bambini
plural of bambino

bambino
A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.

bambinos
plural of bambino

bandbox
A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs.

bandboxes
plural of bandbox

bandstring
Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.

bandstrings
plural of bandstring

baselayer
A tight undergarment worn to strengthen muscles. It provides compression which helps an athlete's performance.

baselayers
plural of baselayer

bassocks
plural of bassock

bathwear
Clothing to be worn after bathing.

batlet
A short bat for beating clothes when washing them.

batlets
plural of batlet

battledoor
Alternative form of battledore.

battledoors
plural of battledoor

battledore
A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.
The racket used in this game.
A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.
A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.

battledores
plural of battledore

baudekin
Alternative form of baldacchin.

baudekins
plural of baudekin

bawdkin
Alternative form of baldacchin.

bawdkins
plural of bawdkin

bazuband
An item of armor or jewelry historically worn over the upper or lower arm, especially in Persia; an armguard.

bazubands
plural of bazuband

beachwear
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.

beanie
A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.
A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

beanies
plural of beanie

becket
A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
The clevis of a pulley block.
An eye in the end of a rope.
A pocket in clothing.
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
chough (the bird)

beckets
plural of becket

bedclothes
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
Clothing worn to bed.

bedclothing
bedclothes

bedgown
An article of women's clothing for the upper body, usually worn in bed, thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front; a bedjacket.
A nightgown.

bedgowns
plural of bedgown

bedquilt
A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes.

bedquilts
plural of bedquilt

bedrobe
A long garment worn in bed.
A textile cover, usually decorative, for a bed; a counterpane.

bedrobes
plural of bedrobe

bedskirt
The valance of a bed.

bedskirts
plural of bedskirt

bedsock
A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.

bedsocks
plural of bedsock

bedwear
Clothing that is suitable be worn in bed.

beenie
Alternative form of beanie.

beenies
plural of beenie

beggartick
Alternative form of beggar's ticks

bellyband
A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.

bellybands
plural of bellyband

belt
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
A collection of small bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
A band of armor along the sides of a warship, protecting the ship's vital spaces.
A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
A quick drink of liquor.
A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
A device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon.
A vocal tone produced by singing with chest voice above the break (or passaggio), in a range typically sung in head voice.
A mostly-continuous, often curvilinear structure expressed on the surface or in the subsurface of a terrestrial planet or other solid planemo, such as a mountain belt, a fold and thrust belt, or an ore belt.

beltcourse
Alternative form of belt course.

beltcourses
plural of beltcourse

belted
simple past and past participle of belt

belting
Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)

beltings
plural of belting

belts
plural of belt

beret
A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

berets
plural of beret

berret
Archaic form of beret.

berrets
plural of berret

bikewear
Clothes intended to be worn while riding a bicycle.

birrus
A coarse kind of thick woollen cloak, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages.
A woollen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or head.

birruses
plural of birrus

bitchypants
Alternative form of bitchy-pants.

blackwork
A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
A style of tattoo with areas of solid black ink.

blanketcoats
plural of blanketcoat

bleachfield
A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.

bleachfields
plural of bleachfield

bliaus
Synonym of bliaut.

bliaut
A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.

bliauts
plural of bliaut

bloco
A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.