Gibson Girl

English right|thumb|An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by Charles Dana Gibson Etymology Introduced in the satirical works of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s. radio transmitter So called from its hourglass shape (allowing it to be held between one's legs while the generator handle was turned), supposed to resemble a womanly figure. Noun Gibson Girl A personification of American ideal feminine beauty around the beginning of the 20th century, depicted as voluptuous but ladylike and fashionable. en US military slang historical A survival radio transmitter carried by aircraft on over-water operations. en eponyms