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foundation garment collapse: a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

corset collapse: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment; dress with a corset

good form collapse: behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning"

workmanlike collapse: worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

politic collapse: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound; marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

artistic collapse: satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic workmanship"; relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his artistic background"

heraldry collapse: emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms; the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

livery collapse: the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay; uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs

lieutenant collapse: an officer in a police force; a commissioned military officer; an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

permission collapse: approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"

privilege collapse: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; bestow a privilege upon

baton collapse: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

officer collapse: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"; direct or command as an officer

judicious collapse: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

staff collapse: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"; (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written; a rod carried as a symbol; the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"; personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"; building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration; provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"; serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

edition collapse: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published; an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"; all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"

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