Definition of hemline
: the line formed by the lower edge of a dress, skirt, or coat
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Examples of hemline in a Sentence
The hemline falls just above the knee.
I shortened the hemline on the dress.
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Still, the notion of Ms. Shields tweaking hemlines and adjusting seams seems a bit improbable.
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With each new update, the hemlines got shorter and the neckline deeper.
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The hemline index posits that women’s skirts rise in tandem with the stock market; perhaps Mahdavi is correct in thinking that an embrace of color corresponds to a desire for cheer amid anxiety, and for sensuality in algorithmic times.
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But while the dress' cheeky flower print felt unexpected, its long sleeves and below-the-knee hemline were still very much her style.
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Speaking of weird hemline choices, what's with Charlotte's skirt?
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The hemlines were short, the denim rises were low, and the logos were too big for anyone to miss.
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About a week before the wedding, Hui folded up the bottom of the skirt to create a three-dimensional, billowy hemline.
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There are still unfortunates among us who have yet to lean forward and squint in disbelief at the grainy YouTube images capturing Tharpe, necklines high and hemlines low, coaxing the first, fiery licks from her Gibson SG.
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First Known Use of hemline
1923
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: the bottom edge of a dress, skirt, or coat
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