Garments

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Conceptual system
dart
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Technical variations
Table:  Table 3
Noun
Countable
Definition:  Pointed tuck sewn on the reverse of a garment to shape it to the lines of the body.
FFD, 1998
Context:  In an unlined jacket, the darts are not slashed open. They are pressed toward the side seam, and are secured in place by a row of tiny prick stitches on the right side of the fabric.
Cabrera, Meyers, 1984
Attestation:  10
Co-hyponyms:  panel, buttonhole, interfacing, interlining, slit, vent, overlap, lining, hem, pleat, padding, pants cuff, shoulder pad, shoulder strap, godet (en), hood
Hyperonyms:  technical variations
It:  pince
Degree of reliability:  10
Bray, 1991