What is a wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference called?
bias — A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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