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Button-down Shirt
A dress shirt, button shirt, button-front, button-front shirt, or button-up shirt, is a garment with a Collar (clothing), collar and a full-length opening at the front, which is fastened using buttons or shirt studs. A button-down or button-down shirt is a dress shirt with a button-down collar – a collar having the ends fastened to the shirt with buttons. A dress shirt is normally made from woven cloth, and is often accompanied by a Necktie, tie, jacket, suit (clothing), suit, or formalwear, but a dress shirt may also be worn more casually. In British English, "dress shirt" ("formal shirt" or "tuxedo shirt" in American English) means specifically the more formal evening garment worn with black tie, black- or white tie, white-tie. Some of these formal shirts have stiff fronts and detachable collars attached with collar studs. History Traditionally dress shirts were worn by men and boys, whereas women and girls often wore blouses, sometimes known as chemises. However, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camisade Puño Doble
In military tactics, a camisado or camisade is a surprise attack occurring at night or at daybreak, when the enemy are supposed to be asleep. The term comes from Spanish ''camisa'' (shirt): when the Tercio had actions (skirmishes) of around fifty men attacking at night with minimum equipment, only sword and dagger (although some soldiers could carry arquebus or musket), and they were dressed only with a white shirt (thus the Spanish word :es:encamisada), in order to kill in silence as many enemies as possible while they were sleeping. This is reflected in the film '' Alatriste'', based on the main character of '' The Adventures of Captain Alatriste'' (), a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Notable camisados * On 16 December 1332, Scots forces successfully led a surprise attacked in the early morning hours against King Edward Balliol and his supporters at the Battle of Annan. * On 9 October 1544, French forces under the Dauphin assaulted Boulogne by night, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
