Gibson Girl

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#1·3h ago

A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable.

Origin: 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·3h ago

(US, military, slang, historical) A survival radio transmitter carried by aircraft on over-water operations.

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