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fell

9.9

A seam made by folding a cloth edge and sewing it so the raw edge is inside

noun
/fɛl/

Specialized

: costura rematada

Synonyms

hem

vsfell

32 1.5

The edge of a piece of cloth folded and sewn to stop it coming apart

focuses on a specific seam that encloses raw edges not just the edge

felled seam

vsfell

Specialized

8.0

A seam made by folding fabric edges under and sewing them so the edges do not come apart

is the same technique but is the more general sewing term

Idioms

one fell swoop

14 7.6

A single sudden action that happens all at once

fell out of the ugly tree

Offensive

1 9.9

A joking way to say that someone looks very ugly

little strokes fell great oaks

9.7

Small regular efforts lead to big results over time

the wheels fell off

Informal

9.8

A situation that suddenly goes wrong after working well

Surface Forms

fell singular

fells plural

Etymology

Fell as a sewing word names a seam made by folding the fabric and stitching the edge so the raw side is hidden. A helpful way to remember it is to think of fell like 'fold', because a fell seam is a folded, stitched edge.