cuff
A cuff , the Stülpe or STUELP (s) is an up or envelope to various generally tubular garments. The term derives from the verb invert from: "Reverse, overturn, turn (the edge of something) up, cover, cover over it." In this way, z. B. the hat brim to the cuff. In addition, cuff is the abbreviation for certain separate items of clothing that are usually pulled over forearms or lower legs.
General
In the 16th century, the knee-piece of high leather boots that could be folded down or turned up was called a cuff or cuff. When folded up, the gauntlets served as protection against thorns or against water and mud when wading. In the 18th century, gauntlet boots became the common name for these boots, as well as gauntlet gloves for gloves that not only protect the hands, but also the wrist and forearm. In the 19th century, evening gloves for women were particularly characterized by their long gauntlets.
From the rolled up sleeve ends of the Justaucorps , a skirt of the upper classes, the military service developed since the 17th century ; from folded shirt sleeves (lace cuffs ) the modern cuff . The cuffs were not only decorative, but were similar to already medieval for cuff and gauntlets , as forearm protection during fencing .
Occasionally, trouser legs (too long) are sculpted.
Hand and arm warmers
Hand cuffs and the mitaine are fingerless cuff gloves . Arm warmers without glove parts , i.e. pure sleeves , are the sleeve protectors . The padded armguard, which is used to ward off blows on a scale length , is called the scale or timpani cuff. Initially, it was an extended gauntlet, but in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries it was increasingly supplemented with thick bandages made of (black) silk, finally replaced by upholstery made of plastics such as rayon and kevlar .
Leg warmers
Winter clothing worn on the calves, similar to the socks in Bavarian folk costume and in sport, is sometimes referred to as a gauntlet (s), see: gaiter .
The cuff sock, or cuff for short, is a wide, elastic fashion sock that can be rolled up, clipped or worn in full length. It can be made of various woven fabrics , felted or knitted .
Modern leg warmers, together with wrist warmers, are first used during warm-up training in ballet to keep the muscles and joints warm and to prevent cramps and other muscle strains during the subsequent stretching exercises. The loose gauntlets usually reach from the ankle to just below the knee, but sometimes they are pulled up to above the knee. Very short specimens are called ankle warmers . The successful dance films of the 1980s, such as Fame - The Path to Fame and Flashdance , or aerobic television programs such as Enorm in Form , brought cuff socks, together with leggings and headbands , but also with carrot jeans , especially for young women.
Very similar are the loose socks that were in vogue among Japanese school girls in the mid-1990s. As a rule, cuff socks are pure leg warmers without footlets.
Gauntlets
Willem van Heythuysen (c. 1625/30) with lace cuffs
Dueling students near Göttingen, with gauntlets and cuff sleeves
White arm warmers of a traffic policeman (in the GDR), which emphasize his arm movements when regulating traffic.
Hand cuffs
Calf warmers
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ gauntlet. In: Digital dictionary of the German language . Retrieved October 18, 2019
- ↑ a b cuff and cuff sock . In: Alfons Hofer: Textile and Model Lexicon. 7th edition. Volume 1, Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-87150-518-8 .