Meaning of symmetricals | Babel Free

Definitions

Padding worn by actors and other performers to expand their body shape.

historical, plural, plural-only

Examples

“[…] what were known as "symmetricals," lumps of batting strategically placed, distorting the girls' natural curves to the masculine truck-horse taste⟳ of the times.”

“The symmetricals he refers to were a false rubber “skin” that gave men a female torso or shape⟳.”

“After some soulful discussions with Annabelle, Charlotte found what seemed an ideal solution: the stage⟳ padding then known as symmetricals, used not just by women but by men to fill⟳ out thin legs and upper body mass.”

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