Phrase guide
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adv
In full extent, wholesale, entirely, without changes or additions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A newly made textile which has not yet been cut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: broadcloth
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
Qualifier: used attributively or preceded by various prepositions
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Something made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
