A-line

adj

Etymology

From A + line (“figure”).

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. formed as a-line — “A + line

Definitions

  1. Having a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a…

    Having a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.

  2. Any article of clothing with a narrow mid-section and a flared bottom.

  3. Arterial line.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for A-line. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA