A-line

[ ey-lahyn ]

noun

1. (especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
2. a garment having such a cut.

adjective

1. being of such design or cut:

   an A-line coat; an A-line dress.

A-line

adjective

1. (of a garment, esp a skirt or dress) flaring slightly from the waist or shoulders

Word History and Origins

Origin of A-line¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Adkins builds on a line of cases involving women like Kate Cox, a Texas woman who traveled out of state to seek an abortion after receiving a diagnosis of trisomy 18, a fetal condition that is usually fatal; and Amanda Zurawski, also from Texas, who suffered the preterm rupture of membranes, a condition that led to a severe infection that almost killed her.

From Slate

If Senate Republicans do not draw the line here, then a line does not exist.

From Slate

This is a line of spending which is “mandatory”, meaning it must be spent by law on those eligible.

From BBC

Beneath the watchtower at UNDOF’s Camp Ziouani base, the Israeli fence snakes towards a line of volcanic mountains; a Syrian flag flutters in the trees beyond the post, marking the other side of the separation zone.

From BBC

The highest tides — king tides — are seen during new and full moons when the sun, Earth and moon are in a line.

From Los Angeles Times