Meanings
A-line1
adjectiveA-line (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a silhouette that replicates the letter A by flaring out from the top, like a funnel, narrow and fitted at the neck and shoulders, skimming the hips and widening toward the bottom, with little or no shaping or seaming at the waist.
nounA-line (plural A-lines)
plural A-lines
- Any article of clothing with a narrow mid-section and a flared bottom.
A-line2
Origin
- EnglishA
- Proto-Indo-European*līno-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*līną
- Proto-Germanic*līnǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*līnā
- Old Englishlīne
- Middle Englishline
- Englishline
- EnglishA-line
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APA
A-line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-line
MLA
“A-line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-line. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “A-line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/A-line.
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