cut
- noun
- /kʌt/
- The suit was made of dark blue sharkskin, Italian in cut, lined with paisley-patterned fabric.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I feel like a straight leg cut looks best on girls with no hips.
- And I feel like a straight leg cut looks best on girls with no hips.
Examples
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I like the square cut and it's got a good coverage too.
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I think this one is probably cut for women.
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But I think the cut of this is fabulous.
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And I feel like a straight leg cut looks best on girls with no hips.
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It's a classic cut from the '70s but I just made it more modern.
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For travel, he wore a tan suit of conservative cut and carried only a valise.
Fiction book (1992) -
These are very like straight cut, baggy, oversized kind of look.
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This dress features a beautiful cut that flatters all body types.
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The designer showcased a modern cut during the fashion show.
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Her new jacket has a tailored cut that gives it a sharp look.
Idioms
- Informal
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
- Informal
To check something carefully before you do it to avoid mistakes
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To become independent from your parents and live on your own
- Australian
To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful
Compounds
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A short announcement that interrupts a program to give local news or alerts
An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock
How Fitted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut in clothing comes from the action of shaping cloth with scissors, so the 'cut' of a garment is the way it is formed by those cuts.