| 单词 | to piece down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto piece down to piece down Now rare. transitive. To increase the length or width of (a garment) by the insertion of a piece of material. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (transitive)] > alter to turn upa1586 tuck1626 to let out1791 fashionize1824 to piece down1863 to make down1877 to let down1890 to take up1902 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > tailor or make clothes [verb (intransitive)] > carry out specific processes shape?c1225 face?1577 bushel1877 overtrim1893 to piece down1903 pin-fit1926 1863 Harper's Mag. June 67/1 It had been pieced down and tucked for this occasion. 1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm xvii. 176 The limit of letting down and piecing down was reached. 1913 Indianapolis Star 7 Feb. 9/3 The waistcoat..could not be pieced down to the exact length that fashion has decreed. < as lemmas |
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