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- adjective Of
clothing or part of agarment , containing a strip or strips ofelastic , especially in thewaistband ,cuffs or the ends of thelegs , in order to make the clothingfit snugly .
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Examples
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Sharapova is wearing the kind of elasticated sun-visor an old-fashioned newspaperman with nicotine-stained teeth who shouts "hold the front page!" might favour.
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As for a full-slip, I make a simple top and a-line skirt from one of my patterns, which an elasticated waist and shorter hem.
Home Living 2009
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Well done, Jonah, say all of us, sliding, inexorably, and without dignity, towards the twilight zone of the elasticated waistband.
We need Charlie Gilmour to keep free speech alive | Barbara Ellen 2011
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I strike up a conversation with a nice American about the merits of shoe-boots and whether flats really can work on everyone, whilst slipping into Prada's elasticated, patent-leather flats with ribbon detailing.
Does the Shoe Fit? Finding the Perfect Flat Tina Gaudoin 2010
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Sophie Thompson plays the avidly aspiring matriarch with a grotesque flair: with her elasticated vowels and pouncing grimace, she could have been sketched by Gillray.
She Stoops to Conquer; Henry V, The Winter's Tale – review 2012
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The 'smoking mask' will include a small mouth hole and a handle, though later models may be fitted with elasticated straps.
Anti-smoking legislation Not a sheep 2008
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Pocket sized journals with an elasticated clasp, bookmark and a handy pocket.
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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Pocket sized journals with an elasticated clasp, bookmark and a handy pocket.
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I just want to know what an “elasticated” waist is.
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The 'smoking mask' will include a small mouth hole and a handle, though later models may be fitted with elasticated straps.
Archive 2008-12-01 Not a sheep 2008
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