| class
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instances
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non-instances (non-binary plurale tantum in italic)
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notes
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| leg/waist wear
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pants (ski pants, track pants, underpants), trousers, trews, jeans, bottoms (pyjama, track suit), dungarees, pyjamas, overalls, coveralls, shorts, culottes, knickers, (camiknickers,) knicks, knickerbockers, bloomers, panties, tights, hose, panty hose, plus twos, plus fours, jodhpurs, slacks, Y-fronts, jocks, combats, cords, twills, breeches, chaps, chinos, corduroys, denims, pantaloons, rompers, boxers, briefs, clam diggers, drawers, pedal pushers, Levis, CKs, Calvins, Wranglers, undies, jockeys, whites (tennis, cricket), bell bottoms, salopettes, trunks, togs, bags, galligaskins, hip-huggers, hipsters, unmentionables, stovepipes, drainpipes, leggings, long johns, skivvies, smalls, step-ins, braies, BVDs, tightie-whities, shreddies,strides, scants, gruds, duds, kegs, flares, bootlegs
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underwear, suit (track suit, boiler suit, jumpsuit), g-string, bikini, (bikini bottom, monokini,) leotard, (unitard,) onesie, babygro, diaper, napkin, nappy, thong, tanga, banana hammock, costume (swimming), shalwar kameez, teddy, envelope chemise
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with separate hole for each leg; thus skirt, loincloth are excluded
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| eyewear
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glasses (opera glasses, field glasses, sunglasses), goggles, eyephones, binoculars, spectacles, bifocals, blinkers, shades, specs, blinders, cheaters, rims (hornrims)
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eyewear, pince-nez, lorgnette
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covering both eyes; thus monocle, telescope, contact lens are excluded
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| hinged tools
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scissors, clippers, shears, pliers, forceps, secateurs, cutters (wire cutters, bolt cutters,) nippers, snips, tweezers, pincers, tongs, callipers, hames, bellows, stairs (formerly), compasses (formerly)
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nutcracker, jaws of life, trimmer, pruner, tea ball, twist bar, hand grip
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with more-or-less equal halves; thus Swiss army knife, corkscrew are excluded
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| earwear
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earmuffs, headphones
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headset
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covering both ears; thus earpiece, hearing aid are excluded
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| breast support
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stays (hist.), jumps (hist.)
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corset, bustier, bodice, bra, brassière
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| facial hair
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moustaches (formerly), whiskers, mustachios, sideburns, burnsides, mustachios, handlebars, muttonchops
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facial hair, beard, tache, moustache
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"pair of ~" is now optional and increasingly rare
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| restraints
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handcuffs
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manacles, fetters, stocks
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| separable, but rare in singular
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waterwings, leggings, training wheels, stabilizers, high heels
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