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quarter-zips

quarter-zips is the plural of quarter-zip.

Meaning of quarter-zip

Noun

quarter-zip (plural quarter-zips)

  1. A jacket, sweater, or other top with a short zip (approximately a quarter of the height of the garment) descending from the collar.
    • “[…] [men’s] fleece business is really being driven by novelty,” said Lisa Fox, vice-president of brand marketing, […] “I’m talking about styles with striped ribbed trim, open-bottom styling, hoods and novelty interest at the neckline—henleys or quarter zips.”1996 September 30, Rachel Spevack, “Fashion has Fleece Flying this Fall”, in DNR, Fairchild, page 8

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Questions about quarter-zips

What is quarter-zips the plural of?
Quarter-zips is the plural of quarter-zip.

Words near quarter-zips in the dictionary

  1. quarter-wavelength film
  2. quarter-wavelength films
  3. quarter-witted
  4. quarter-yearly
  5. quarter-zip
  6. quarter-zips
  7. quarterage
  8. quarterages
  9. quarterback
  10. quarterbacked
  11. quarterbacking

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