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found less than half of women’s front pockets could fit a thin wallet, let alone a phone and keys.
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Pockets: An
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Victoria and Albert Museum, Online Museum (2012-09-17).
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315:Flap pocket
254:Prohibition
252:, prior to
197:the Pudding
181:Lucy Locket
40:bar tacking
1240:Buttonhole
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818:1643751549
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658:2009-08-20
633:2021-01-25
468:References
221:blue jeans
217:waistcoats
158:Old French
1307:Waistline
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1104:Synthetic
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457:Reticule
441:See also
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169:poche
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