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You can use it to refer to the type of string or cord used to draw the opening of a bag, pouch, or clothing item closed. For example, "I tightened the drawstring on my hoodie to keep my head warm."
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drawstring
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A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
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A drawstring through the top, when pulled tight, created an incipient ruff.
According to that reliable bellwether John Lewis, sales of loungewear (in other words, trousers with drawstring waists, slippers and sweatshirts), was up by 29 per cent on this time last year.
With the trend for onesies, loungewear and luxe sportswear peaking this month (John Lewis has announced its "loungewear" sales are up 29 per cent year on year), it seems to have become acceptable for us to brave public spaces clad only in fleece, cotton or fluffy sweatpants, all crudely pulled together with drawstring.
The nautical tropes of striped sweater, pea jacket and rigging squiggling across prints or burrowing their way through drawstring collars and hemlines are fashion cliche, and MaxMara did nothing to rock the boat.
Slip on these cashmere beauties instead, which come in red or beige with a neat little drawstring bag.
Projects include three different elephants, a drawstring bag, a cat and kitten and more.
Among the clothes were dresses with a fitted bodice and long full skirts, signature fitted pencil dresses in stretch lace and linen with appliquéd lace, lace-trimmed linen playsuits, cotton and lace drawstring jumpsuits, late Fifties-style boxy jackets and skirts in lace, cotton peasant blouses and jumpsuits.
The Faber-Castell school fountain pen takes a wide range of cartridges. 5. Personalised Drawstring Kit Bag £14, lucylilybet.co.uk Perfect for PE kits, swimming costumes or days out, this drawstring bag is made from soft, wipe-clean oilcloth so it won't end up stained and grubby.
Margaret's gaze sharpened, and she smiled into her beaded drawstring bag, counting the coins she was so stingy with.
And the black trenchcoat with a black ropy drawstring where the collar should be ($1,785) — not bad, either.
When he dashed down the full length of the runway — after a pleasant presentation full of luxe furs and plenty of soft blouses and dresses with drawstring peasant necklines — Kors looked as happy as an F.I.T. student staging his first show.
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