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<p>84.112.41.61: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''cod piece''' is a flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers to provide a covering for the genitals. It would be held closed by [[lace]]s, buttons, or other methods.<br /> <br /> At one time, it was an important item of European [[clothing]] in the 15th and 16th centuries.<br /> <br /> At first, the codpiece was entirely a practical matter of modesty. Men's [[hose]] were typically very snug on the legs and open at the crotch, with the genitalia simply hanging loose under the doublet. A shortening of the doublet resulted in often-exposed genitalia, so the codpiece came into being (there are other versions of the origin of the codpiece).<br /> <br /> As time passed, codpieces were shaped to emphasize the male genitalia and eventually often became a padded and bizarrely shaped [[fashion]] item. They also often doubled as pockets, handy carrying places for a variety of items.<br /> <br /> Some of this article's content were taken from the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codpiece<br /> <br /> [[category:clothing]]</div>

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<p>84.112.41.61: </p> <hr /> <div>A '''cod piece''' is a flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers to provide a covering for the genitals. It would be held closed by [[lace]]s, buttons, or other methods.<br /> <br /> At one time, it was an important item of European [[clothing]] in the 15th and 16th centuries.<br /> <br /> At first, the codpiece was entirely a practical matter of modesty. Men's [[hose]] were typically very snug on the legs and open at the crotch, with the genitalia simply hanging loose under the doublet. A shortening of the doublet resulted in often-exposed genitalia, so the codpiece came into being (there are other versions of the origin of the codpiece).<br /> <br /> As time passed, codpieces were shaped to emphasize the male genitalia and eventually often became a padded and bizarrely shaped [[fashion]] item. They also often doubled as pockets, handy carrying places for a variety of items.<br /> <br /> [[category:clothing]]</div>

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