pin-tuckv.
/ˈpɪnˌtʌk/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌtək/ Needlework.
transitive (in passive). To be sewn or ornamented with pin-tucks. Also figurative.
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1906 Times 4 May 10/2 The fulness of the skirt closely pin-tucked to the figure in sets of three.
1954 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 5 Apr. 14/1 The fitted midriff, bodice and bands at the hiplines were pintucked.
1992 Daily Express 9 Sept. 9/1 Hollywood, its face pin-tucked into a brave smile, loves this sort of thing.
2003 Boston Herald (Nexis) 21 Sept. a24 Even dresses with a more fitted cut were pintucked around the ribcage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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