Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic Era. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens, sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking, upholstery, sailmaking, bookbinding and the manufacturing of some kinds of sporting goods.
USPS (1A: Grp. whose peak season is between Black Friday and New Year's) My first thought when I read this was that the answer would be some store, but then I noticed the clue references a group.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
A notable trend at the turn of the 21st century is "cute" short forms: camisole becomes cami, hooded sweaters or sweatshirts become hoodies, and as of 2005, short or "shrunken" cardigans are cardies. The much-older term shimmy for "slip" is most likely a false singular from chemise .
One-piece loungewear garment worn by children and adults onesie [12] one-piece, jumpsuit, long johns Long sleeve and long legs one-piece garment for babies worn as sleep and everyday wear babygrow, [13] sleepsuit, [14] babygro [13] sleeper, [15] one-piece, pajamas, sleep and play Longsleeve or short sleeve one-piece outfit worn as everyday wear
The term "sweater" is a catch-all for a variety of knit garments. Although the term often refers to a pullover, it can also refer to a cardigan, a garment that opens and fastens down the front. Within either group, there is a great variety of designs. Various necklines are found, although the V-neck, turtleneck, and crew neck are the most ...
Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start and/or end with vowels, abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual combinations of ...
A raglan sleeve sweatshirt with Harley-Davidson branding. A sweatshirt is a long-sleeved pullover shirt or jacket fashioned out of thick, usually cotton, cloth material. [1] [2] Sweatshirts are almost exclusively casual attire and hence not as formal as some sweaters. Sweatshirts may or may not have a hood.