How to pronounce dart

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What dart means

noun

Most people know dart in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A small pointed fold sewn into cloth to shape it

In a sentence: Mom sewed a dart at the waist so the dress would fit snugly.

Where it comes from: It is the same word as the dart you throw, which came through French from an old Germanic word for a spear. The sewn fold is narrow and pointed, a bit like one.

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