codpiece
Renaissance trouser pouch
A codpiece is a pouch or flap covering the crotch in men's clothing, prominent in 15th- and 16th-century European fashion.
Originally functional—allowing men to urinate without removing tight hose—codpieces evolved into elaborate, padded displays meant to emphasize the genitals.
The term now appears mostly in historical contexts or costume design, though it sometimes surfaces as a joke about masculine vanity.
Fitted Renaissance jacket
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- jerkinSleeveless fitted jacket
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- tunicLoose hip-length top
stockings · garters · velvet · brocade · silk · linen · fabric · tailor
Showily excessive
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- paddedFilled with soft material
- embroideredOrnamented with sewn designs
jeweled · ornate · decorated · flamboyant · showy · extravagant · peacocking · swagger
Current popular trend
- runwayPaved path for planes
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- designerOne who plans appearances
couture · revival · reinterpretation · subversive · camp · glam rock · heavy metal · costume
Clothing for portrayal
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- stageRaised performance platform
- Renaissance faireTheatrical medieval recreation event
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
comedy · satire · parody · Blackadder · burlesque · prop · replica · anachronism
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- courtierRoyal household attendant
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
Henry VIII · pageantry · jousting · chivalry · heraldry · masquerade · banquets · gentry
doublet
Fitted Renaissance jacket
tunic · stockings · garters · velvet · brocade · silk · linen · fabric · tailor · seamstress
ostentatious
Showily excessive
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- prominentEasily noticed or distinguished
- paddedFilled with soft material
embroidered · jeweled · ornate · decorated · flamboyant · showy · extravagant · peacocking · swagger · bravado
fashion
Current popular trend
- runwayPaved path for planes
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
designer · couture · revival · reinterpretation · subversive · camp · glam rock · heavy metal · costume · performance wear
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- stageRaised performance platform
- Renaissance faireTheatrical medieval recreation event
reenactment · comedy · satire · parody · Blackadder · burlesque · prop · replica · anachronism · historical drama
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- courtierRoyal household attendant
- nobilityTitled ruling class
Henry VIII · aristocracy · pageantry · jousting · chivalry · heraldry · masquerade · banquets · gentry · medieval
breastplate
Metal torso protection
greaves · gauntlets · gorget · protection · shielding · jousting · tournament · knight · metal · hinged
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- Early ModernRenaissance, 1500s, 1600s, Reformation, sixteenth century
- Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
- Fashion HistoryVictorian fashion, Edwardian fashion, Renaissance fashion, medieval fashion, Elizabethan
- Tudor EraHenry VIII, Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour
codpiecefig leaf
Concealment of embarrassment
nudity · going commando · loincloth · compression shorts · tunic
codpiecechastity belt
Locking garment preventing intercourse
farthingale · bustle · corset · petticoat · pannier