underknee

adj

underknee

adj

Etymology From under- + knee.

1

Below the knee.

The underknee horizontal seam or dart achieves a closer fit in this area. The dart at hem level creates shape for the calf of the leg and reduces surplus fabric.1991, Helen Stanley, Flat Pattern Cutting and Modelling for Fashion, page 162:

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