: a flap or bag concealing an opening in the front of men's breeches especially in the 15th and 16th centuries
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Titus just chucks his codpiece at him and tells him to clean it.
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Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Like so much in fashion, the jockstrap had obvious antecedents (the medieval codpiece among them), said Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
—Leanne Italie, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
In truth, many elements of a traditional Westwood show were there — the high platform shoe, the reference to 18th and 19th century dress, an irreverent glimpse of a butt cheek, even the codpieces seemed to be a nod to the brand’s history pioneering of underwear as outerwear in the 1980s.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
There are these moments of juxtaposition, like Mrs. Park who is wearing that yellow sweater that gives her the confidence to perform at her Korean dance troupe, and Timmy Capello who uses his codpiece given to him by Tina Turner to get onstage and perform.
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
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Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Like so much in fashion, the jockstrap had obvious antecedents (the medieval codpiece among them), said Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
—Leanne Italie, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
In truth, many elements of a traditional Westwood show were there — the high platform shoe, the reference to 18th and 19th century dress, an irreverent glimpse of a butt cheek, even the codpieces seemed to be a nod to the brand’s history pioneering of underwear as outerwear in the 1980s.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
There are these moments of juxtaposition, like Mrs. Park who is wearing that yellow sweater that gives her the confidence to perform at her Korean dance troupe, and Timmy Capello who uses his codpiece given to him by Tina Turner to get onstage and perform.
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
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“Codpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codpiece. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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