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wide-cut

wide-cut

3.7
Clothing made wider than usual to fit loosely
  • adjective
  • /waɪd kʌt/
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  • I prefer wide-cut dresses because they are more breathable and easy to move in.

Examples

  • She wore a gauzy white top and matching, wide-cut shorts, the waist cinched with a black industrial-rubber belt, and black welder's boots half-laced.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She wore wide-cut pants that allowed for a comfortable fit during the summer heat.

  • The designer introduced a new line of wide-cut shirts, perfect for casual gatherings.

Synonyms

wide
vswide-cut
∞ 1.0

Large in size, amount, or range

is used for clothing shaped to give extra looseness rather than general largeness
broad
vswide-cut
224 1.0

Wide from one side to the other

refers specifically to garment shaping that adds fabric for a loose fit
full
vswide-cut
187 1.0

Made with wide fabric so it hangs in soft folds

designs clothing with extra fabric to create a loose generous fit

Antonyms

tight-fitting
5 3.4

Stays close to the body or an object and is not loose

How Loose

baggy
38 1.0
wide-cut
3.7
regular
17 3.9
tight
884 1.0

Surface Forms

wide-cut positive

Morphology

wide-cut = wide + cut (transparent) = wide + cut

Meaning is directly derived from the combination 'wide' + 'cut' indicating a garment cut that is wide; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word wide-cut comes from the two simple words wide ('broad') and cut ('the way cloth is shaped'), so it literally means clothes shaped to be broad. That's why wide-cut describes clothes with extra width for a loose, comfortable fit.