hemline

/hem-lahyn/US // ˈhɛmˌlaɪn //UK // (ˈhɛmˌlaɪn) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc.
- : the level of this edge as expressed in inches from the floor: an 18-inch hemline.

Flourishes of ruffles spread out from beneath the hemline, like a frilly skirt.
It's by no means the first of many similar hemline malfunctions the Duchess has endured.
Where and when else can you get away with such bon mots as, "unmistakable style" or "enviable hemline"?
In order to avoid a snooze-fest, there has to be more drama than the raising or lowering of a hemline.
She was wearing an odd black dress, long-sleeved, high-necked, with a hemline that touched the floor.