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on the bias

on the bias prepositional phrase: describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body).

on the bias: describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing...
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Prepositional phrase

  1. Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)
  2. Describing the method of chopping ingredients diagonally (to increase their surface area or adjust the length of fibres)

Questions about on the bias

What does on the bias mean?
On the bias means describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body).
What part of speech is on the bias?
On the bias is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the bias in the dictionary

  1. on the basis of
  2. on the batter
  3. on the beach
  4. on the beat
  5. on the bench
  6. on the bias
  7. on the blanket
  8. on the blink
  9. on the blob
  10. on the block
  11. on the boil

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