Any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.

Alternative spelling of shirtwaist

Alternative spelling of shirtwaist

plural of shirt waist

plural of shirt-waist

A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns.

plural of knight in shining armour

(historical) A tax applied to coastal towns for their defence in wartime.

The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.

(photography, chiefly attributive) The use of camera movements to simulate a miniature scene in the resulting photograph.