tucker

• Nom désignant une personne qui fait des pinces dans du tissu, ou un morceau amovible de tissu ou de dentelle porté sur le décolleté d'une robe.

A noun referring to a person who sews tucks in fabric, or a detachable piece of linen or lace worn over the chest of a low-cut dress.

1. A sewer who tucksC2formal

   A person, especially a tailor or seamstress, who sews tucks in fabric to create a fitted or decorative effect.

   couturier(ière) qui fait des pinces ou des fronces

   • The tucker carefully stitched the pleats into the wedding gown.
   • She worked as a tucker in a high-end fashion house.
   • The master tucker taught his apprentice the art of precise folding.

2. Detachable yoke of linen or laceC2formalbritish

   A detachable piece of fabric, often made of linen or lace, worn over the chest area of a low-cut dress, popular in historical fashion.

   Pièce de gorgerin amovible

   • The Victorian lady wore a delicate lace tucker with her evening gown.
   • She adjusted her tucker to cover her shoulders modestly.
   • The antique dress had a beautifully embroidered tucker attached.

   Synonymesdickeyfichuguimpe

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'épuiser ou de fatiguer quelqu'un, souvent employé dans le verbe à particule 'tucker out'.

A verb used to indicate the act of exhausting or tiring someone out, often used in the phrasal verb 'tucker out'.

phrasal, séparable

1. Exhaust or tire outB2informalaustralian

   To cause someone to become very tired or worn out, often from physical or mental effort.

   épuiser

   • The long hike really tuckered me out.
   • All that running around tuckered the kids out.
   • He was completely tuckered after working in the garden all day.

   Synonymesbushdebilitatedrainenervateexhaustfagfatigueknock outpoopsaptirewear outwearywhack

   Antonymesenergizeinvigoraterefreshrevive

Variantes phrasaltucker out