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elasticated

elasticated adjective: of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.

Adjective

elasticated (not comparable)

  1. Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.
    • He wore a short leather jerkin, elasticated at waist and cuffs, tight Wranglers that flared out over calfskin boots with Cuban heels.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 415
    • an elasticated jacket

Questions about elasticated

What does elasticated mean?
Elasticated means of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.
What part of speech is elasticated?
Elasticated is an adjective.

Words near elasticated in the dictionary

  1. elastica
  2. elastical
  3. elastically
  4. elasticas
  5. elasticate
  6. elasticated
  7. elasticates
  8. elasticating
  9. elastication
  10. elastications
  11. elastician

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