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underknee

underknee adjective: below the knee.

Adjective

underknee (not comparable)

  1. Below the knee.
    • The underknee horizontal seam or dart achieves a closer fit in this area. The dart at hem level creates shape for the calf of the leg and reduces surplus fabric.1991, Helen Stanley, Flat Pattern Cutting and Modelling for Fashion, page 162

Origin of underknee

From under- + knee.

Questions about underknee

What does underknee mean?
Underknee means below the knee.
What part of speech is underknee?
Underknee is an adjective.

Words near underknee in the dictionary

  1. underkinds
  2. underking
  3. underkingdom
  4. underkingdoms
  5. underkings
  6. underknee
  7. underknown
  8. underlaborer
  9. underlaborers
  10. underlabourer
  11. underlabourers

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