hiplength
[ hip-lengkth, -length ]
/ ˈhɪpˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ /
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adjective
reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
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Nearby words
- hip-huggers,
- hipaa,
- hipbone,
- hiphugger,
- hiphuggers,
- hiply,
- hipp-,
- hipparch,
- hipparchus,
- hipparchus satellite
Origin of hiplength
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for hip-length
It was a short, hip-length woolen coat that could double as a hunting jacket.
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