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aline

[uh-lahyn]

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·lined, a·lin·ing.

align.

Related forms

a·line·ment, noun

a·lin·er, noun

non·a·lined, adjective

self-a·lin·ing, adjective

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noun

a female given name, form of Adeline.

noun

(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.

a garment having such a cut.

adjective

being of such design or cut: an A-line coat; an A-line dress.

Origin:
1960–65

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aline (əˈlaɪn)

—vb
	a rare spelling of align

a'linement

—n

a'liner

—n

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

A-line

descriptive of a dress or skirt flared in shape of a letter "A," 1955, in ref. to Christian Dior.

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Aline

fem. proper name, from Fr., short for Adeline (q.v.).

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