full-fashioned

American  

[fool-fash-uhnd] / ˈfʊlˈfæʃ ənd /

adjective

1. knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg.

   full-fashioned hosiery.

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Etymology

Origin of full-fashioned

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

As material for full-fashioned hose a previous silk substitute, rayon, was a lame competitor to silk but nylon and its brother synthetics now in prospect may be another story.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

Real full-fashioned silk stockings, said Ottawa newspapers, might be on the store shelves before Christmas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hence, the goods are called full-fashioned, because so fashioned as to conform to the proportions of the leg and foot.

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 Dooley, William H. (William Henry)