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A-line
[ ey-lahyn ]
noun
- (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.
- a garment having such a cut.
adjective
- being of such design or cut:
an A-line coat; an A-line dress.
A-line
adjective
- (of a garment, esp a skirt or dress) flaring slightly from the waist or shoulders
Word History and Origins
Origin of A-line1
Example Sentences
It was a short A-line frock that covered her arms, and she paired it with a veil and a floral crown.
The dominant silhouette in the collection was an A-line, triangular shape with narrow shoulders and a full skirt.
There was no need of exaggeration—of any penny-a-line news, or of any sensationalism.
This may sound like flattery, like the fulsome praise of the penny-a-line puffer.
We had got fairly abreast of them now, the rumps of the horses exactly a-line and the fore wheels whizzing together.
Suppose, for the moment, that I advertised, stating my needs and qualifications in the ordinary shilling-a-line fashion.
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