yoke
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8.2
- noun
- /joʊk/
:
canesú
- The tailors worked meticulously on the yoke of the dress, ensuring it fit perfectly at the shoulders.
- a shoulder yoke
- a shirt yoke
- a neck yoke
Examples
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Yes, all that was left now was the inner yoke to cover all the raw edges and stabilize that area of the shirt.
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The neutral-colored print shows off the yoke detail better.
Blog text (17) -
Style variations were described in minute detail, including a fashion for changing numbers of points on the yoke.
Academic text (2018) -
Hand-baste around the yoke when you get to that part.
Blog text (17) -
When you do, shorten the yoke.
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See the yoke gets an inch seam allowance.
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Mamma thought a pink cotton dress with a lace collar and yoke was most darling.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sleeves of his blue western shirt are rolled up; it has a yellow yoke with red-and-blue embroidered flowers.
Fiction book (1990) -
The sleeves were wide, the cloth gathered in tiny tucks at the shoulders and yoke.
Fiction book (1996) -
Women wear long, brightly colored, loosely hanging dresses with embroidered borders and gathered yokes and cuffs.
Academic text (1993)
How Structured
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yoke moved from the idea of a joining bar to clothing, where a small fitted piece holds sleeves and the body together. So a garment yoke is the part that 'joins' the main pieces of a shirt or dress.