A dominatrix is a woman who plays the dominant role in sexgames, typically those of a bondage, sado-masochistic or slave and master variety. Usually, a dominatrix is depicted in black leather, frequently with a military-style peaked cap, thigh length, stiletto heeled boots and a whip, and the sexgames are of a sado-masochistic nature, the other participant or participants being known as submissives or 'subs', and being subjected to degrees of humiliation or ordering about by the dominatrix.
The dominatrix is a popular figure in sexgames, particularly among executive business men who find their daily lives an endless stress of decision making, and appreciate having the responsibility for making decisions taken away from them for a short while during an effective role-reversal recreation.
Sexgames involving the dominatrix traverse the spectrum of sado-masochism and slave-master sex from the benign - such as being ordered which sexual positions to adopt, through body worship (being instructed to kiss the dominatrix feet and other parts of the body), through the more strict corporal punishment involving spanking, caning, whipping etc and also varying levels of humiliation. Typical humiliation games include the submissive participant or participants being ordered to crawl about like a dog, being handcuffed, tied or otherwise restrained in bondage, and may involve the submissive male participant being dressed in women's clothes, or being ordered to clean the floor or even toilet bowl with their tongue.
During such games the submissives always refer to the dominatrix as 'mistress' or 'madam', and maintain a suitably servile and submissive nature, unless deliberately courting 'correction' for misbehaviour or cheekiness. Research Dominatrix
Cetiosaurus was a dinosaur of the Jurassic period. The first remains of Cetiosaurus were discovered in 1870 near Oxford, England. An early and relatively primitive dinosaur, Cetiosaurus was a herbivore, had a large, heavy body and walked on four legs. It had a long neck and tail and was about 18 metres long. A thighbone of Cetiosaurus found in Morocco in 1979 was two metres long. Research Cetiosaurus
The Diana Monkey (Cercopithecusdiana) is an endangered species of monkey of the family Cercopithecidae found in the middle layer of tropical rain forests of Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The Diana Monkey is predominantly black with a white crescent on the forehead resembling the symbol of the goddess Diana and whence the name Diana monkey, white beard, chest, and throat; a white stripe along each thigh; and a deep reddish patch on the back. It is whitish, yellowish, or reddish on the inside of the thighs. The Diana Monkey is fast reducing in numbers due to the logging of the forests and the replanting of them with non-native species of trees. Research Diana Monkey
The dinosaurs were a family of reptiles which lived on the earth millions of years ago. About 400 types of dinosaur have been identified. Dinosaurs ranged in size from about as big as a pigeon to twice the height of a giraffe. It is estimated that dinosaurs lived for between 70 and 130 years, and unusually continued growing for their entire life. The first description of a dinosaur was given in the book 'The Natural History of Oxfordshire' by Dr Robert Plot published in 1677, in which he included a drawing of a thighbone which he claimed came from a giant man, subsequently it has been identified as the thighbone of the dinosaur Megalosaurus. Research Dinosaur
Euskelosaurus was a large dinosaur of the Triassic period. Remains of
Euskelosaurus were first discovered in Africa in the early 1860's, but very few remains have been found, and no skull, but from discovered thigh bones it is likely the animal walked on all fours and was about 12 metres long. Research Euskelosaurus
The Suffolk is a breed of sheep. The original Suffolks were the result of crossing Southdownrams on Norfolk Horned ewes. Apparently the product of this cross was a great improvement over either one of the parents. Although the Suffolk was a recognized breed as early as 1810, the flock book was not closed until much later. In 1930, Southdowns were described as large sheep without horns, dark faces and legs, fine bones and long small necks. They were low set in front with high shoulders and light forequarters; however, their sides were good, rather broad in the loin, and were full in the thigh and twist. Today's Suffolk derives its meatiness and quality of wool from the old original British Southdown. The Norfolk Horned sheep, now rare, were a wild and hardy breed. They were blackfaced, light, fleeced sheep. Both sexes were horned. The upland regions of Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridge on the south-eastern coast of England are very rugged and forage is sparse. It was this dry, cold and windy area in which the Norfolk breed adapted itself to travelling great distances for food, thereby developing a superbly muscular body. It was said at that time of the Norfolk Horned, 'their limbs are long and muscular, their bodies are long and their general form betokens activity and strength.' This breed and its crosses were valued highly both by farmers and butchers. However, sheepmen of that day did not like the long legs, flat sides, nor wild nature of the Norfolk Horned. They noted that Southdowns crossed with Norfolk produced a progeny that reduced most of the criticisms of both breeds. In 1886, the English Suffolk Society was organized to provide registry service and to further develop the use of the breed. Research Suffolk Sheep
The adductor magnus is a large triangular muscle that forms a dividing wall between the muscles of the inner thigh and those on the back of the thigh. It is located on the inside of the thigh. This long muscle originates from a narrow point on the pelvisbone (ischiopubic ramus), passes between the masses of the hamstring and quadriceps groups and inserts, at its wide apex, in the linea aspera and on the back of the femur. It is a powerful muscle that adducts the thigh. It is innervated by the obturator and the sciatic nerves and is supplied by the profunda femoris artery. The small, flat uppermost portion of the adductor magnus is called the adductor minimus. These muscles are innervated by the obturator nerve and supplied by branches of the femoral artery. Research Adductor Magnus
The anterior tibial veins pass between the tibia and fibula along the leg. These veins receive blood from the knee joint, muscles of the thigh, and upper calf and the join the posterior tibial and the popliteal vein. The veins have numerous valves to assist in the transport of blood against gravity up the leg. Research Anterior Tibial Vein
The biceps femoris (biceps flexor cruris) muscle is included with the hamstring muscle group. The biceps femoris is a large muscle comprised of two heads (two points of attachment to the bone), the long head (caput longum) and the short head (caput breve). The long head originates from the tuberosity of the ischium near the semitendinosus muscle and the short head originates from the linea aspera between the adductor magnus and the vastus lateralis muscles. The two muscles converge to a single tendon and insert in the fibula. This common tendon is located on the outer back corner of the knee and forms the outer hamstring. The long head of the biceps femoris is innervated by the tibial nerve and the short head is innervated by the peroneal nerves. This muscle is supplied by a deep branch of the femoral artery, the profunda femoris. Both heads of the muscle flex the lower leg at the knee joint and rotate the tibia outward. The long head also assists with the extension and outward rotation of the thigh at the hip joint, making it a two-joint muscle, while the short head is a single-joint muscle. Research Biceps Femoris
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