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  • noun A style of pants that becomes wider from the knees downward.

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Examples

  • Women: For a day event, Ms. London recommends wearing a pair of modern jeans—skinny, flared or boot-cut, whatever is most flattering to her specific body type—a chic pair of ankle boots with a stacked heel or wedges, finished off by a silk blouse, perhaps a shell sleeveless top with detailing such as pointelle or lace or ruffles.

    Ace the School Reunion Ray A. Smith 2011

  • Milan was wearing a pair of dark blue, boot-cut, low-rise jeans that left nothing to the imagination, with a light-blue halter top with strings that crisscrossed her back and tied around her waist.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • Heather yanked out a pair of black boot-cut jeans and held them against her hips.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • We visited a Limited store in northern New Jersey and got a pair of boot-cut suit pants to be tailored, with the idea of wearing flats with them.

    Retailers Vie With Tailors to Take Off the Cuffs Kimberly Chou 2011

  • Heather yanked out a pair of black boot-cut jeans and held them against her hips.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Milan was wearing a pair of dark blue, boot-cut, low-rise jeans that left nothing to the imagination, with a light-blue halter top with strings that crisscrossed her back and tied around her waist.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • Heather yanked out a pair of black boot-cut jeans and held them against her hips.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • Heather yanked out a pair of black boot-cut jeans and held them against her hips.

    Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011

  • If you insist on wearing pants, choose a skinny or boot-cut silhouette.

    Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011

  • If you insist on wearing pants, choose a skinny or boot-cut silhouette.

    Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011

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