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1 ♦ foundation
♦ foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃn/n.1 (edil.) fondazione; (al pl.) fondazioni, fondamenta2 (fig.) base, basi; (al pl., anche) fondamenta: the foundations of civilization, le basi della civiltà; to lay the foundation for st., gettare le basi di qc.3 (fig.) fondamento (di verità): to have no foundation (o to be without foundation) essere privo di (o senza) fondamento; essere infondato4 fondazione; ente morale: charitable foundation, ente benefico; the Carnegie Foundation, la fondazione Carnegie5 fondazione; costituzione: the foundation of a colony [of a university], la fondazione di una colonia [di un'università]● foundation course, corso di base (o propedeutico) □ (edil.) foundation mat, cordolo di fondazione □ foundation scholar, borsista □ foundation school, scuola sovvenzionata, provvista di lascito □ foundation stone, (edil.) prima pietra, pietra angolare; (fig.) pilastro: to lay the foundation stone, posare la prima pietra □ ( a scuola, GB) foundation subjects, materie fondamentali □ to lay the foundations, (edil.) gettare le fondamenta; (fig.) porre le basi (di qc.) □ (fig.) to shake st. to its foundations (o to rock the foundations of st.), scuotere qc. fino alle fondamenta.
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foundation garment — n. a woman s corset or girdle, esp. one with an attached bra … English World dictionary
foundation garment — noun a woman s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body • Syn: ↑foundation • Hypernyms: ↑undergarment, ↑unmentionable • Hyponyms: ↑corset, ↑girdle, ↑stays, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
foundation garment — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms foundation garment : singular foundation garment plural foundation garments a piece of underwear that women wore, especially in the past, to give their body more shape or support … English dictionary
Foundation garment — A foundation garment (also known as shapewear or shape wear) is an undergarment designed to change the wearer s shape, producing a more fashionable figure. Specific styles of foundation garments have been essential to some fashion movements, and… … Wikipedia
foundation garment — {n.} A close fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman s underwear. * /Jane wears a foundation garment under her evening dress./ … Dictionary of American idioms
foundation garment — {n.} A close fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman s underwear. * /Jane wears a foundation garment under her evening dress./ … Dictionary of American idioms
foundation\ garment — noun A close fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman s underwear. Jane wears a foundation garment under her evening dress … Словарь американских идиом
foundation garment — a corset The imagery comes from building, although the word buttress comes more readily to mind: ... she may be half perishing in the clutch of her foundation garment . (Jennings, 1965) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
foundation garment — foun dation ,garment noun count a piece of underwear that women wore, especially in the past, to give their body more shape or support … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foundation garment — an undergarment, as a girdle or corset, worn by women to support or give shape to the contours of the body. Also called foundation. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
foundation garment — Synonyms and related words: advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, buttress, cane, carrier, cervix, corselet, corset, crook, crutch, fulcrum, girdle, guy,… … Moby Thesaurus