wrapover
Britishadjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
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She is portrayed as physically and morally repulsive: “She was lying on her back, naked except for a short wrapover dressing gown from which one blue-veined breast had escaped and lay quivering like a jellyfish against the pink satin.”
From The Guardian
Her latest collection, for spring/summer 2015, began with a series of three taupe linen dresses and coat-dresses, each falling to just below the knee, each with a wrapover or double breasted fastening, each worn with a half-belt, which narrowed the silhouette while keeping the line soft and fluid.
From The Guardian
Sumptuous black leather trousers, a beautiful red and black wrapover.
From The Guardian
A wrapover jacket, with elbow-length sleeves, deep cuffs and blue lapels that match the mohair trousers, has a stylishly picaresque look.
From Time Magazine Archive
Take an inch up on the shoulder, raise the shoulder line, shorten sleeves, give more wrapover in front.
From Time Magazine Archive
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