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Cuff

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/kʌf/nounCore term

In fashion & textiles, cuff means: The band at the end of a sleeve that finishes it at the wrist, often fastened with a button; in American English also the turned-up hem of trousers.

In Turkish: manşet, kol ağzı, duble paça

How it is used

Shirts have barrel cuffs or double (French) cuffs worn with cufflinks; sweatshirts have rib cuffs. Fit comments mention cuff width, cuff opening and cuff height. As a verb, people cuff their jeans when they roll up the hem.

Example sentences

  1. The rib cuffs lose their shape after washing; can we add more elastane?

  2. Please make the cuff 1 cm narrower so it fits under a watch.

Common collocations

  • shirt cuff
  • rib cuff
  • double cuff
  • cuff opening
  • cuff width
  • sleeveThe part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm, attached to the body of the garment at the armhole.
  • collarThe band or folded piece of fabric attached around the neckline of a shirt, jacket or coat, which can stand up or fold down.
  • placketA strip of fabric that finishes an opening in a garment, usually holding the buttons or buttonholes, as on a polo shirt or shirt sleeve.
  • hemThe bottom edge of a garment or sleeve, folded under and sewn so that the raw edge does not fray; it can also mean the act of sewing it.

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