Mundus muliebris: or, The ladies dressing-room unlock'd, and her toilette spread In burlesque. Together with the fop-dictionary, compiled for the use of the fair sex.

THE Fop-Dictionary. OR; An Alphabetical Catalogue of the hard and foreign Names, and Terms of the Art COS∣METICK, &c. together with their Interpretations, for In∣struction of the Unlearned.

Attache.

ANy thing which fastens to another, &c.

Bas de soye shot through.

Silk••Stockings with Gold, or Silver thread wove int•• the Clock.

Berger.

A pla〈…〉〈…〉 Lock (a la Shepherdesse) turn'd up with a ••uff.

Bourgoigne.

The first part of the Dress for the Head next the Hair.

Branches.

Hanging Candlesticks, like those used 〈◊〉〈◊〉 C••••rches.

Brasiere.

A large Vessel, or moving-Hearth of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for Coals, transportable into any Room 〈◊〉〈◊〉 used in Spain.

Calumbuc.

A certain precious Wood, of an agreeable Scent, brought from the Indies.

Campaine.

A kind of narrow picked Lace.

Casset.

A Dressing Box.

Cassolet.

Perfuming Pot or Censer.

Choux.

The great round Boss or Bundle, resembling a Cabbage, from whence the French give it that name.

Cofre-fort.

A strong Box of some precious or hard wood, &c. bound with gilded Ribs.

Colbertine.

A Lace resembling Net-work, of the Fabrick of Monsieur Colbert, Superintendent of the French Kings Manufactures.

Collaret.

A sort of Gorget.

Commode.

A Frame of Wire, cover'd with Silk, on which

Confidants.

Smaller Curles near the Ears.

Cornet.

The upper Pinner, dangling about the Cheeks, like Hounds Ears.

Cosmeticks.

Here used for any Effeminate Ornament, also arti∣ficial Complections and Perfumes.

Creve-coeur.

Heart-breakers, the two small curl'd Locks at the Nape of the Neck.

Crochet.

The Hook to which are chain'd the Ladies Watch, Seals, and other Intaglias, &c.

Cruches.

Certain smaller Curles, placed on the Forehead.

Cuppée.

A kind of Pinner.

Echelles.

A Pectoral, or Stomacher lac'd with Ribbon, like the rounds of a Ladder.

Engageants.

Deep double Ruffles, hanging down to the Wrists.

Favorites.

Locks dangling on the Temples.

Ferula.

An Instrument of Wood us'd for Correction of

Fil-grain'd.

Dressing-Boxes, Baskets, or whatever else is made of Silver Wire-work.

Flandan.

A kind of Pinner joyning with the Bonnet.

Firmament.

Diamonds, or other precious Stones heading the Pins which they stick in the Tour, and Hair, like Stars.

Frelan.

Bonnet and Pinner together.

Font-Ange.

The Top-Knot, so call'd from Mademoiselle de Fon∣tange, one of the French King's Mistresses, who first wore it.

Gris.

The Grey Furr of Squirrels bellies.

Iaponian.

Any thing Varnish'd with Laccar, or China Polish∣ing, or that is odd or fantastical.

Iardinée.

That single Pinner next the Bourgogne.

Loo Mask.

An half Mask.

Martial.

The Name of a famous French Perfumer, emulate∣ing the Frangipani of Rome.

Miroir.

In general, any Looking-Glass; but here, for

Molionet.

The Instrument us'd to mingle Chocolate with the Water.

Monte la haut.

Certain degrees of Wire to raise the Dress.

Mouchoir.

It were Rude, Vulgar, and Uncourtly, to call it Handkerchief.

Mouches.

Flies, or, Black Patches, by the Vulgar.

Meurtrieres.

Murderers; a certain Knot in the Hair, which ties and unites the Curls.

Palatine.

Formerly call'd Sables, or Tippet, because made of the Tails of that Animal.

Palisade.

A Wire sustaining the Hair next to the Dutchess, or first Knot.

Passagere.

A Curl'd Lock next the Temples.

Pastillo di Bocca.

Perfum'd Lozenges to improve the Breath.

Pennache.

Any Bunch or Tassel of small Ribbon.

Plumpers.

Certain very thin, round, and light Balls, to plump out, and fill up the Cavities of the Cheeks, much us'd by old Court-Countises.

Polvil.

The Portugal term for the most exquisite Powders and Perfumes.

Raggs.

A Compendious Name generally us'd for all sorts of Point, Lace, &c. whence the Women who bring them to Ladies Chambers are call'd Ragg-Women; but whilst in their Shops, Exchange-Women.

Rare, le meilleures.

Best, and most Excellent; but in Language de beau, rare & le meilleure, happily rhyming with Mont pellier.

Rayonné.

Upper Hood, pinn'd in Circle, like the Sun-Beams.

Rouleau.

Is Forty Nine Guineas, made up in a Paper Roll, which Monsieur F—Sir I—and Father B—lend to losing Gamesters, that are good Men, and have Fifty in Return.

Ruffles.

By our Fore-fathers call'd Cuffs.

Settée.

The double Pinner.

Sorti.

A little Knot of small Ribbon, peeping out be∣tween the Pinner and Bonnet.

Septizonium.

A very high Tower in Rome, built by the Empe∣rour Severus, of Seven Ranks of Pillars, set one upon the other, and diminishing to the

Spanish Paper.

A beautiful red Colour, which the Ladies, &c. in Spain paint their Faces withal.

Spagnolet.

A kind of narrow-sleev'd Gown, a la Spagnole.

Sprunking.

A Dutch term for Pruning, Tiffing, Trimming, and setting out, by the Glass or Pocket Mi∣roir.

Sultane.

A Gown trimm'd with Buttons and Loops.

Surtout.

A Night Hood covering the entire Dress.

Toilet.

Corruptly call'd the Twilight, but originally signi∣fying a little Cloth.

Tour.

An artificial Dress of Hair on the Forehead, &c.

Tré fine.

Langage de Beau. Extreamly fine, and delicate, cum multis aliis.

For besides these, there are a world more, as Assasin, or Venez à moy, A certain Breast-knot, as much as to say, Come to me, Sir, &c.

Dutchesse. A Knot next the Hair, immediately a∣bove the Tour, &c. with innumerable others now obsolete, and for the present out of use; but we confine our selves to those in Vogue.

To conclude, Those who have the curiosity, by comparing these Terms with the Ancients, thereby to inform themselves, how this Elegant Science is improv'd, especially since we have submitted to, and still continue under the Empire of the French, (for want of some Royal or Illustrious Ladies Inven∣tion and Courage, to give the Law of the Mode to her own Country, and to vindicate it from Fo∣reign Tyranny) may for Divine History consult Isaiah 3d. ch. ver. 16, &c. and for Prophane, read Plautus his Poenulus, Act. 1. Scen. 2. and his Aulularia, Act. 3. Scen. 5.

To Make Pig, or Puppidog, Water for the Face.

TAke a Fat Pig, or a Fat Puppidog, of nine days old, and kill it, order it as to Roast; save the Blood, and fling away nothing but the Guts; then

take the Blood, and Pig, or the Puppidog, and break the Legs and Head, with all the Liver and the rest of the Inwards, of either of them, put all into the Still if it will hold it, to that, take two Quarts of old Canary, a pound of unwash'd Butter not salted; a Quart of Snails-Shells, and also two Lemmons, only the outside pared away; Still all these together in a Rose Water Still, either at once or twice; Let it drop slowly into a Glass-Bottle, in which let there be a lump of Loaf-Sugar, and a little Leaf-gold.

FINIS.