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A-line en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From A + line (“figure”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.

A-line en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From A + line (“figure”).

Meanings

  1. Any article of clothing with a narrow mid-section and a flared bottom.

Forms

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A-line en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. Arterial line.

Forms

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