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Yoke

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, yoke means: Shaped garment panel supporting or joining other sections, often across shoulders or hips.

In Turkish: roba

How it is used

State the position, such as back yoke or hip yoke; it can help shape or support the surrounding panels.

Example sentences

  1. The back yoke joins the shirt shoulders above the gathered body panel.

    The supporting panel connects a wider garment section to the shoulders.

  2. The curved yoke shapes the top of the jeans around the hips.

    A yoke can provide shaping as well as a visible seam detail.

Common collocations

  • back yoke
  • curved yoke
  • garmentA single item of clothing, such as a shirt, dress, coat or pair of trousers, especially when talking about how it is designed, made or sold.
  • seamThe line where two or more pieces of fabric are joined together, usually by sewing, such as the side seam or shoulder seam of a garment.

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