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A-line, n. and a.|ˈeɪlaɪn|
[f. A + line n.2 (see below).]
A. n. An A-line garment.
B. adj. Of a garment (esp. a dress or skirt): flared from the shoulder or waist to the hem in the shape of the letter A.
1955Punch 16 Mar. 348/1 Christian Dior's A-line—the most significant cipher since the S-curve of the Edwardian Gibson Girl. 1969Sears Catal. Spring/Summer 20/2 A-line with smart contrast stitching. Ibid. 275/2 A-line skirt. Jute belt; contour top. 1976New Yorker 21 June 70/1 (Advt.), In scaled-down but generous A-line with sleeves to roll or not. 1980L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 132/1 Because it is an A-line, it is never really in style or out. |