(This post is about the Clothing accessories 1 vocabulary flashcards on Kitto_Cards at www. quizlet.com)
Clothing accessories 1 contains these verbs:
wallet, hanger, cufflinks, hairband, handbag, handkerchief, glasses, sunglasses
wallet – for keeping banknotes and credit cards. In American English, this is a billfold. In British English, men use a wallet and women use a purse. However, in American English a purse is a handbag.
hanger – to put your jackets, shirts etc on when you hang them in the wardrobe.
cufflinks – the end of a shirt sleeve at the wrist is a cuff; so cufflinks link (join) the two ends of the cuff.
hairband – in Am. Eng. this is a barrette. If it’s made of cloth, it’s called an alice band in both types of English.
handbag – in Am. Eng., a purse.
handkerchief – well, most people use tissues nowadays, but some people (like me) prefer handkerchieves (not the plural). A silk handkerchief which men put in the pocket of their jacket is usually called a pocket square now.
glasses – sometimes called spectacles – but that’s a bit old-fashioned.
sunglasses – in informal English, shades; in Australian English, sunnies
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