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noun
1.
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A-shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
2.
a garment having such a cut.
adjective
3.
being of such design or cut: an A-line coat; an A-line dress.
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A-line
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Origin:
1960–65
1960–65
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| A-line | |
| —adj | |
| (of a garment, esp a skirt or dress) flaring slightly from the waist or shoulders | |
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Word Origin & History
A-line
descriptive of a dress or skirt flared in shape of a letter "A," 1955, in ref. to Christian Dior.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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