full-fashioned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of full-fashioned
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Edgar Bergen, no dummy, got another marriage license seven months after he wed Model Frances Westerman in Mexico, got set for a full-fashioned church wedding in California to make his mother-in-law happy.
From Time Magazine Archive
No modern stocking machine exists that can make acceptable full-fashioned cotton hosiery except from long-staple cotton, which grows only in small quantities in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is the husband of Powers Model Wilma Baard, barge captain's full-fashioned daughter who was launched in society in 1938 by such sponsors as Lucius Beebe and Cartoonist Peter Arno.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the 43,000,000 pairs of women's full-fashioned hosiery shipped last year, 7,000,000 were all nylon, 22,000,000 were all silk, and all but 1,500,000 of the rest were either silk or nylon from the knee down.
From Time Magazine Archive
The knitting frames used for making full-fashioned goods are large, intricate, expensive, and slow in operation; they are difficult to keep in order and require skilful operators.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley
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