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Articles Of Clothing Quiz

See if you can guess these items of clothing from the clues.
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Last updated: March 28, 2020
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A revealing two piece bathing suit named after a remote atoll in the Pacific where the US saw fit to test nuclear bombs.
Bikini
A woollen button-up jumper or waistcoat, named after an Earl at the Battle of the Light Brigade (he was the earl of a place in Wales).
Cardigan
Waterproof boots now made of rubber, but originally the long leather boots worn by a C19th duke, Arthur Wellesley.
Wellingtons
An Inuit word for a waterproof jacket made of caribou or seal skin. It's now slang for someone nerdy (as trainspotters are renowned for wearing these items).
Anorak
Women's shoes with tall thin heels, named after a dagger with a needle-like point.
Stilettos
A waterproof raincoat named after its Scottish inventor. The word is often shortened (to a typical prefix of Scottish family names).
Mackintosh
A waterproof jacket traditionally made by Inuit people from seal intestines. A non-intestine version is favoured by Mods.
Parka
A type of woollen headgear that only reveals the eyes and nose or mouth. It's named after a chilly place where a battle happened in the Crimean war, and soldiers wore these to keep warm.
Balaclava
This skin-tight one piece garment is named after a C19th French acrobat.
Leotard
This antiquated neckwear (popular in Tudor times) is named after a rather pot-bellied wading bird with elaborate head plumage.
Ruff
This is a shoulder belt used to carry a weapon. But it's more familiar from the name of Blackadder's idiotic sidekick.
Baldrick
This word for tight legwear also means a long pipe that you can water the garden with.
Hose
This is a plain, simply cut dress. It also means a period of time when you're required to go to work.
Shift
This word is used by military folk to describe their civilian clothes. It's also an Islamic scholar of the law.
Mufti
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