impervious or resistant to wind; used esp. of outer garments; hence elliptical as n., a windproof garment.

Stiffened with buckram; clad in buckram. Also figurative.

Magnitude or quantity as ascertained by measuring. Size (of a person or thing) as ascertained or ascertainable by measuring. Now chiefly in to make (s…

Designating a light or medium-weight fabric suitable for spring clothing, or items made from this.

Fashion. = princess, adj.

Of, belonging to, or suggestive of mackintoshes; (of a person) characterized by or given to wearing a mackintosh.

Dressmaking. Frequently in form magyar. Of or relating to a style of blouse, bodice, etc., in which the sleeves are cut in one piece with the main…

Of a corset: not stiffened with whalebone. Cf. boned, adj. 2a. rare.

Of a material, item of clothing, etc.: that admits air and allows moisture to evaporate. Cf. breathe, v. 8b.

A proprietary name for clothing, esp. shirt collars, made durably stiff by a special process in manufacture.

Of a fabric or garment: having undergone a shrinking process during manufacture to prevent further shrinking after washing or cleaning.

Of a garment: made with little or no interfacing, stiffening, or other material which would give definition to its shape; designed to fit loosely or…