plain and purl
1plain — 1. adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 a (of food, sewing, decoration, etc.) uncomplicated; not elaborate; unembellished; simple. b without a decorative pattern. 4 (esp. of a… …
2Atlantic Plain — The Atlantic Plaincite web |title=Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S. |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey |url=http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml |accessdate=2007 12 06 ] is one of eight distinct United States… …
3Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… …
4Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom — See also: Court dress R. B. Bennett (1870–1947) in court dress. Contents 1 Court dress …
5clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called apparel and allied industries, garment industries, or soft goods industries, factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… …
6moss stitch — /ˈmɒs stɪtʃ/ (say mos stich) noun a knitting pattern in which plain and purl stitches alternate and the purl stitch is worked over the plain stitch on the subsequent row …
7moss stitch — noun : a knitting stitch that is made by alternating knit and purl stitches and that produces a small check pattern * * * moss stitch noun A knitting stitch alternating plain and purl stitches along each row and in succeeding rows, producing a… …
8rib — I. /rɪb / (say rib) noun 1. one of a series of long, slender, curved bones, occurring in pairs, more or less enclosing the thoracic cavity, and articulated with the vertebrae. 2. a cut of meat, as beef, containing a rib. 3. some thing or part… …
9stocking — n. 1 a either of a pair of long separate coverings for the legs and feet, usu. close woven in wool or nylon and worn esp. by women and girls. b esp. US = SOCK(1). 2 any close fitting garment resembling a stocking (bodystocking). 3 a differently… …
10rib — n. & v. n. 1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs. 2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal. 3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across… …
