cuffs

British

/ kʌfs /

plural noun

informal short for handcuffs See handcuff

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Levi's, which boasts probably the longest tradition of being fixed up by its fans using anything from rhinestones to fringed cuffs, is rolling out a workshop programme this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The cuffs and waistbands that form a snug seal around a baby’s legs and waist are called the gasketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

If I were to name it more plainly, I might call it Beatrix Potter weather: damp cuffs, garden gates, the feeling that something is pushing up just beneath the soil.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

There was a streak of dirt from his trouser cuffs to the knees.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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