bias cut
transitive verb
variants
or bias-cut
bias cut or bias-cut; bias cutting or bias-cutting; bias cuts or bias-cuts
: to cut (something) diagonally : to cut (something) on a bias
An attractive serving style is to bias-cut each chicken breast half into ¹/₄-inch slices.—
Barbara Mundall, Better Homes and Gardens, October 2000
Barbara Mundall, Better Homes and Gardens, October 2000Lucilla purchased more fabric and experimented until she got the knack of bias-cutting … printed silk.—Bruce Boyer, Town & Country, June 1990
Bruce Boyer, Town & Country, June 1990The stripes shall be sewed on the sleeve 1¹/₂ inches above the point of the cuff at an angle of 30 degrees with the bottom of the sleeve and the ends shall be bias cut to show a vertical edge.—United States Marine Corps, Uniform Regulations
United States Marine Corps, Uniform RegulationsSlashes should always be bias cut and should never be cut along the grain line; the latter will cause fraying.—Michele Morrow Harer, Big Book of Quilting, 2005
Michele Morrow Harer, Big Book of Quilting, 2005
bias-cut
adjective
Carve the joint in long thin bias-cut fillets, then turn it over and carve from the undercut.
—Elizabeth David, French Provincial Cooking, 1999
Elizabeth David, French Provincial Cooking, 1999
… bias-cut slices of hot sausage …
—James Hynes, Kings of Infinite Space, 2005
James Hynes, Kings of Infinite Space, 2005
The people are like long, tapering candles, a swarm of tuxedos and bias-cut silks.
—Jane Mendelsohn, I was Amelia Earhart, 1996
Jane Mendelsohn, I was Amelia Earhart, 1996
… one of those unforgiving bias-cut dresses …
—Charla Krupp, Time, 19 Mar. 2001
Charla Krupp, Time, 19 Mar. 2001
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“Bias cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bias%20cut. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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