Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Sharks don't bite, they bite off.

    ruАкулы не кусают, а откусывают. — marafon

  2. Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.

    ruК счастью, укус акулы не задел каких-либо важных артерий. — Balamax

    deGlücklicherweise hat der Haifischbiss keine Hauptarterie in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. — Tamy

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Origin

From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by

From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by a shark.

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