HEMLINE

hemline

(noun) the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemline (plural hemlines)

The line formed by the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat.

The height of this line, measured from the floor.

Source: Wiktionary



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GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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