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- noun Plural form of
fastening .
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Examples
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And further, between rings and fastenings, is a slack of fifty feet of light line.
CHAPTER XLIV 2010
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And further, between rings and fastenings, is a slack of fifty feet of light line.
Chapter 44 1914
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Now he shook its "fastenings" until no one could doubt they were secure.
This Scepter'd Isle Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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The seamstresses have replaced Velcro with period-specific fastenings.
Susanne Mentzer: Opera Up Close and Personal... or Not Susanne Mentzer 2011
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The seamstresses have replaced Velcro with period-specific fastenings.
Susanne Mentzer: Opera Up Close and Personal... or Not Susanne Mentzer 2011
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She has written 'in a manner that is' wise as a serpent yet gentle as a dove '. re maternity wear of past times, any encyclopedia of costume and fashion should have a good section on historical maternity wear. dresses that could be easily let out with ties or adjustible fastenings were popular.
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White, cream and sand dominated, and there were still pieces of almost monastic simplicity? lots of boat necklines and tunic shapes, and a long-sleeve navy jumpsuit with no visible seams or fastenings, for instance? but wide pyjama silk trousers were emblazoned with tuxedo stripes in emerald and cobalt, while a burgundy leather T-shirt was worn with electric blue trousers (left).
Paris fashion week declares slender, young models out of style Jess Cartner-Morley 2010
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The seamstresses have replaced Velcro with period-specific fastenings.
Susanne Mentzer: Opera Up Close and Personal... or Not Susanne Mentzer 2011
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Here's the bad: if the band's previous fashion influence desert boots and deep V-necks is anything to go by, then this winter is all about double-breasted trench coats, turtle necks in Toilet Duck blue and leather flight jackets with buckle fastenings.
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The seamstresses have replaced Velcro with period-specific fastenings.
Susanne Mentzer: Opera Up Close and Personal... or Not Susanne Mentzer 2011
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