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hemline
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1899, from hem (n.) + line (n.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The knee-length hemline has become very popular this fall. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An individual finishing touch can come from your choice of shaped hemline , which could be angular, castellated or scalloped. ▪ In the womenswear ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The hemline is the line formed by the lower edge of a garment , such as a skirt , dress or coat , measured from the floor. The hemline is perhaps the most variable style line in fashion , changing shape and ranging in height from hip -high to floor-length. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
Usage examples of hemline.
She found a little piece of flat blue chalk Cora used for marking hemlines.
After much consideration, my parents decided to take a chance and do simple alterations like hemlines and taking in or letting out waists.
Spain was heating up, FDR was confident the economic crisis was over, and there was an encouraging rumor on the fashion pages that hemlines were going up.
She could see his gaze go helplessly from her naked thigh between the bunched hemline and the upper sheath of her silk stocking, to fix once more on the protrusion of her brassière cup.
Fortunately the fireproofing spell was still in effect, and neither of them even felt warm, though Alianora lost the ends of her sleeves and Cimorene’s hemline rose six scorched inches.
The tailor's mirror is positioned to contain Graice's full height, top of head to hemline, and as the feathery parachutelike skirt, then the snug fitting torso, are eased downward Graice stares into the mirror in wonderment that it is her headher familiar head, hair, face that emerges from so much white silk.
He pulled his elasticized jeans above the hemline of the dress, revealing opaque support hose.
His hair was styled in a loose shag, and a watchless fob hung from a belt loop, terminating in a hemline pocket in the sweater.