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pegtop
peg-top
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ˈpɛgˌtɒp
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adjective
wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle:
peg-top trousers; peg-top skirts.
Origin:
1730–40;
adj. use of
peg top
(def 1)
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peg-top
—
adj
(of skirts, trousers, etc) wide at the hips then tapering off towards the ankle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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