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Conceptual system
overlap
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Technical variations
Table:  Table 3
Noun
Countable
Definition:  A piece of fabric placed on another piece of fabric.
Rhodes, 2004
Context:  A wraparound skirt has two wide extensions, one of which laps over the other. The amount of overlap, or wraparound, is a design decision.
Zamkoff, Price, 1990
Attestation:  10
Co-hyponyms:  panel, buttonhole, interfacing, interlining, slit, vent, lining, hem, dart, pleat, padding, pants cuff, shoulder pad, shoulder strap, godet (en), hood
Hyperonyms:  technical variations
It:  sormonto
Degree of reliability:  10
Fashion Columbia Study Collection, 2005