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Definition of Close-fitting
1. Adjective. Fitting closely but comfortably. "A close fit"
Definition of Close-fitting
1. Adjective. Snug, tight, form fitting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Close-fitting
Literary usage of Close-fitting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electrical Papers by Oliver Heaviside (1894)
"[Remember the limitation of close-fitting return, above mentioned.] That of a
rectangle will be given later in the course of the following ..."
2. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1844)
"... against the internal »artice of the box c, and to bear against this surface
by the pressure of a spring, so as to malic a perfectly close fitting. Fig. ..."
3. The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and by Herodotus (1862)
"It seems probable that the costume (A) is that which Herodotus and Xenophon call
the Median, while the close-fitting drese (B) is the old Persian garb. ..."
4. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"Designing close-fitting sleeve from shirtwaist sleeve pattern; A, using dart from
elbow to wrist; B, completed sleeve; C, using tuck at elbow. ending at ..."
5. Kinematics. A Treatise on the Modification of Motion, as Affected by the by Charles William Mac Cord (1889)
"close-fitting Tangent Screw. Practical Proportions. Sang's Theory Embodied.
Multiple. ... close-fitting Oblique Worm. Oblique Screw and Rack. ..."
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