Adjective : A close-fitting jacket showed off her small waist. From Dictionary.com.
Why are close-fitting collars or neckties injurious?. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Mulock was soon clad in a close-fitting suit of black. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The eyelids are close-fitting shutters to screen the eye. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
Use a large wooden box or a small trunk with a close-fitting cover. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
She wore a little close-fitting bonnet and a long, loose, grayish cape. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
At the suggestion of walking he glanced at her close-fitting dress, and. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
And her hands with pussy-willows, like close-fitting gloves were bound. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Legends of Minnesota] Reference
He had a close-fitting skullcap on his head, of white, embroidered linen. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
They are made of wood, hooped like a barrel, and have a close-fitting lid. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France] Reference
The most protective shades are large-framed, close-fitting, and wraparound. From Wordnik.com. [You’re worth it: 12 holiday gifts to yourself] Reference
There were close-fitting felt hats, speared by thin, tiger-striped feathers. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Silence is Radium Green] Reference
A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School] Reference
I was glad I wore a close-fitting bonnet or I'd actually have had to take mine off too. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy-Alone] Reference
"I'm going to learn," she replied, and promptly began to operate on a close-fitting lid. From Wordnik.com. [A Mating in the Wilds] Reference
A rolled or close-fitting brim is more difficult to cover than a sailor or mushroom shape. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
Place a tube containing a close-fitting piston in a vessel of water, as shown in Figure 132. From Wordnik.com. [General Science] Reference
And at Simon Spurr, quadriceps strained against close-fitting trousers and dark denim jeans. From Wordnik.com. [Workingman chic gets a pink slip for spring 2011] Reference
Notice the close-fitting sheath or rain-guard, where the blade of the leaf leaves the stalk. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
In a close-fitting collar made of heavy material an interlining of canvas or crinoline is necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
The under or outer facing may be fitted to a rolled or close-fitting brim more easily than the upper. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Own Hats] Reference
The skirt, sewed to a plain, close-fitting waist, was very full in the back, but plain across the front. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
A line of stitching and simple overcast will show less through a close-fitting skirt of light weight material. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Silky dark hair curved back beneath her close-fitting hat like a raven's wing, sheathing her small, fine head. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
As a matter of course they wore their Red Cross uniforms: the long circular cape and the small close-fitting bonnet. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army] Reference
His sole desire for the moment was for a high-grade segment of camouflage or the sanctuary of a close-fitting black cave. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
Round this I built the walls of the chamber with close-fitting stones, and roofed it over, and hung the door on its hinges. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Odyssey] Reference
His close-fitting clothes seemed to be of a dark green material, and resembled, to some degree, the uniform of an army officer. From Wordnik.com. [Zarlah the Martian] Reference
An ordinary kitchen steamer, with a close-fitting lid is generally all that is required for simple household cookery on a small scale. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Crisco] Reference
Fill in sweet cider, or sound claret till it stands halfway up to the ham, cover with a close-fitting upper pan, and put into a hot oven. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Under his cloak, Odysseus wore a close-fitting tunic, which glistened like the peel of a dried onion; for very soft and fine was the texture. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Odyssey] Reference
Miss Mary, as tall and sweet as a lily herself, with a brown straw hat wreathed with cowslips, and a blue serge dress, neat and close-fitting. From Wordnik.com. [The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras] Reference
Left alone, Kenkenes crossed the court to the door his father had entered and emerged later in a street dress of mantle and close-fitting coif. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
While the hideous face within the close-fitting hood glared fiendishly at Marjorie, the real face behind it wore an expression of baffled anger. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
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