(of a garment, esp a skirt or dress) flaring slightly from the waist or shoulders
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a•line
(ə līn′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., a•lined, a•lin•ing.
a•lin′er, n.
A•line (ə lēn′, al′ēn),USA pronunciation n.
A-line (ā′līn′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- align.
a•lin′er, n.
A•line (ə lēn′, al′ēn),USA pronunciation n.
- a female given name, form of Adeline.
A-line (ā′līn′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothing(esp. 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. - Clothinga garment having such a cut.
adj.
- Clothingbeing of such design or cut:an A-line coat; an A-line dress.
- 1960–65
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