Gibson Girl
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Introduced in the satirical works of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s.
(radio transmitter): So called from its hourglass shape (allowing it to be held between one's legs while the generator handle was turned), supposed to resemble a womanly figure.
Noun
[edit]Gibson Girl (plural Gibson Girls)
- A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable.
- (US, military, slang, historical) A survival radio transmitter carried by aircraft on over-water operations.