(of a garment, esp a skirt or dress) flaring slightly from the waist or shoulders
A-line in American English
(ˈeɪˌlaɪn)
adjective
fitting close at the top and flaring at the bottom
said of a woman's dress, coat, skirt, etc.
Examples of 'A-line' in a sentence
A-line
I've bought myself a really nice dress to wear to the terrifying dinner, it's black & A-line with 3 diaphanous layers of chiffon.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
Word lists with
A-line
skirt
All related terms of 'A-line'
do a line
to associate (with a person to whom one is romantically attached) regularly; go out (with)
on a line
in the same plane; level
a fine line
a point at which it is difficult to distinguish between two different activities or situations , especially when one is acceptable , and the other is not
A-line dress
a dress that gradually becomes wider from top to bottom , similar to an A in shape
draw a line
If you draw a line between two things, you make a distinction between them.
line a dish
A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top. You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them.
shoot a line
to say something that is exaggerated, untrue , or difficult to believe
get a line on
to obtain information about
wait in a line
When people wait in a line , they stand in a line waiting for something.
walk a chalk line
to behave with strict propriety or obedience
get a line on someone
to get some information about someone
to drop someone a line
If you drop someone a line , you write to them.
draw a line in the sand
to put a stop to or a limit on something
draw a line under something
to enable a bad situation to be considered as over, so that people can start again or continue with things more productively
a direct line of descent from sth
if something has a direct line of descent from something else, it originated in it
tread a fine/delicate/narrow line/path
If someone is treading a fine line or path , they are acting carefully because they have to avoid making a serious mistake , especially in a situation where they have to deal with two opposing demands .