Meaning & use
fully fashioned
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a nountechnical
Made from knitted pieces that are shaped to fit the body, with the edges joined together by a special sewing method.
Grammar: Used before a noun: fully fashioned stockings. It is not usually used after a verb.
Patterns
- fully fashioned stockings
- fully fashioned tights
- fully fashioned knitwear
In the 1950s, fully fashioned stockings were considered more elegant than cheaper kinds.
The factory still makes fully fashioned sweaters using old machines.
These fully fashioned tights have a seam at the back that follows the shape of the leg.
Common combinations
- fully fashioned stockings
- She collects vintage fully fashioned stockings from the 1940s.
- fully fashioned knitwear
- The label is known for its high-quality fully fashioned knitwear.
- fully fashioned seam
- A fully fashioned seam is made by joining shaped panels rather than cutting them.
Synonyms and how they differ
- shaped
- Shaped is a general word for anything formed to a particular outline, while fully fashioned is a technical term for a specific knitting method.
Opposites
Commonly confused: fully fashioned or full-fashioned?
fully fashioned vs full-fashioned
Full-fashioned is an older variant spelling of the same term and is now rare.
Practice
The term 'fully fashioned' is most often used to describe ______.
Choose one answer.
Fully fashioned is a technical term for knitted items like stockings and sweaters that are shaped during knitting. The other options use 'fully' in its everyday sense of 'completely', which is not the meaning here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fully fashioned”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.