flatlock

English

noun
Definitions
  • (textiles) A style of stitching that creates a seam where the seam allowance lies flat to the garment instead of hanging loose from it.

Etymology

Compound from English flat (apartment, dwelling, flatten, make flat) + English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair).

Origin

English

lock

Gloss

tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair

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