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fussy cut

fussy cut verb: to cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.

Verb

fussy cut (third-person singular simple present fussy cuts, present participle fussy cutting, simple past and past participle fussy cut)

  1. To cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.
    • From fabric E, fussy cut four template-Z patches.2001, Kaffe Fassett, Passionate Patchwork: Over 20 Original Quilt Designs, Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 91

Forms of fussy cut

third-person singular presentfussy cuts
present participlefussy cutting
past participlefussy cut
pastfussy cut

Questions about fussy cut

What does fussy cut mean?
Fussy cut means to cut pieces of fabric so that a particular part of the printed design is centered or featured.
What part of speech is fussy cut?
Fussy cut is a verb.
What is the past tense of fussy cut?
The past tense of fussy cut is fussy cut.

Words near fussy cut in the dictionary

  1. fusspots
  2. fusspotted
  3. fusspottery
  4. fusspotting
  5. fussy
  6. fussy cut
  7. fust
  8. fustanella
  9. fustanellaed
  10. fustanellas
  11. fustanelle

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