At least I hope they used it for back support.
Posted by wendy b on August 19, 1998 at 20:08:43:
In response to Another "undies" related question, written by caitlin on August 17, 1998 at 12:58:12
Found in C.W. and P.E. Cunnington's Dictionary of English Costume (1960): "Pregnant Stay. 1811. A corset enveloping the body from the shoulders to below the hips and elaborately boned, 'so as to compress and reduce to the shape desired the natural prominence of the female figure in a state of fruitfulness'." WB
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