Gorget, gusset, basinet, cuirass, gauntlet, sleeve, all alike in the view of these feminine eyes were practicable spaces whereon to sew scraps of fluttering colour.

在这些女性眼中，护喉甲胄、护腋甲片、轻钢盔、胸甲、护腕、袖套等，都成了她们缝上随风飘动的彩色布条的好地方。