Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cutaway
IPA transcription: [k'ʌtəweɪ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cutaway
    Meaning: a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
  • Synonyms: cutaway, cutaway_drawing, cutaway_model
    Meaning: a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
Usage examples
  • When he was a colonel, and had been through the wars and at court, he still believed she was 'a match for all the beauties.' He was not lucky enough to take after her in looks, except in her one weak feature, a cutaway chin.
  • With punctilious care he unbuttoned his gray cutaway, took out a wallet from under the button of the Society of Colonial Wars, drew forth a sheet of note paper, and with a pencil inscribed a broad O. 'There's my collateral, Mr. Cargan,' he said whimsically.