Gibson Girl

English

An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by Charles Dana Gibson

Etymology

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

Gibson Girl (plural Gibson Girls)

1. A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable.
2. (US, military, slang, historical) A survival radio transmitter carried by aircraft on over-water operations.