close-fitting

close-fitting
/klohs"fit"ing/, adj.
(of a garment) fitting tightly or snugly to the body: A close-fitting jacket showed off her small waist. Cf. loose-fitting.
[1865-70]

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  • close-fitting — close fit•ting [[t]ˈkloʊsˈfɪt ɪŋ[/t]] adj. clo (of a garment) fitting tightly or snugly to the body: a close fitting jacket[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • close-fitting — close fit|ting [ˌkləus ˈfıtıŋ US ˌklous ] adj close fitting clothes are tight and show the shape of your body …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • close-fitting — index limiting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • close-fitting — adjective fitting closely but comfortably a close fit • Syn: ↑close, ↑snug • Similar to: ↑tight * * * close fitting [close fitting] [ˌkləʊs ˈfɪtɪŋ] …   Useful english dictionary

  • close-fitting — adjective Snug, tight, form fitting. Her close fitting clothes showed off her assets …   Wiktionary

  • close-fitting — adj. Close fitting is used with these nouns: ↑lid …   Collocations dictionary

  • close-fitting — [[t]klo͟ʊs fɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Close fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body …   English dictionary

  • close-fitting — adjective close fitting clothes are tight and show the shape of your body …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • close-fitting — close fit|ting [ ,klous fıtıŋ ] adjective showing the shape of your body …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • close-fitting — /kloʊs ˈfɪtɪŋ/ (say klohs fiting) adjective fitting closely; snug. Also, close fitted, close fit …  

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