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-hop, hip-huggers, hipaa, hipbone, hiphugger, hiplength, hipp-, hipparch, hipparchus, hipparchus satellite, hippeastrum

Origin of hiplength

First recorded in 1920–25; hip¹ + length

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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