Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a fitted top and a flared bottom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If you're going for a longer denim style, such as the popular ankle-dusting skirt, Ms. Adams-Geller suggests looking for pieces that are cut in a narrow A-line style that won't make the wearer look shrouded in fabric.
A Light Touch With Summer Denim Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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A-line or mermaid cuts are ideal, as are gowns that draw attention to shapely legs.
My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011
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A little more practice will give you the skills to make a skirt A-line rather than straight, gathered rather than pleated.
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This season, the denim skirt Ms. Adams-Geller likes best is a button-down A-line piece that ends just above the knee, which she calls a "throwback to the '70s."
A Light Touch With Summer Denim Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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Go preppy and offset Miu Miu's puff-sleeved style with a crisp white shirt and tweed A-line skirt.
Holli Rogers: The Great Cover Up Holli Rogers 2011
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Even with my glasses on, I am not able to discern if the body of the dresses are constructed with princess seams or are simply A-line.
Hawaiian Dresses 2009
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Victoria Beckham described midi looks from her fall collection as the "the new precision pieces," a concept she interpreted well with clean hourglass dresses whose hemlines hit the beginning of the shin, along with even looser, longer A-line shifts in maple brown, cranberry and khaki.
The 75 Percent Solution Alexa Brazilian 2011
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So something with an A-line or a Princess-style skirt how appropriate with a fitted waist will be most likely.
Kate's Royal Wedding Look: The Dress, The Veil, The Tiara and More 2011
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I look best in princess lines, A-line or straight skirts, and v-necks.
Home Living 2009
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Go preppy and offset Miu Miu's puff-sleeved style with a crisp white shirt and tweed A-line skirt.
Holli Rogers: The Great Cover Up Holli Rogers 2011
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