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A zig zagged seam is a seam constructed with a zig-zagged stitch so as to allow a degree of stretch when joining knitted fabrics.
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The zip fastener is a fastening device used in clothing. It was invented in the USA by Whitcomb Judson in 1891 originally for doing up shoes. It has two sets of interlocking teeth, meshed by means of a slide that moves up and down. It did not become widely used in the clothing industry until the 1930s. During the late 1970s and early 1980s zips were employed as a decoration in clothing fashion, with extreme numbers of zips appearing all over trousers, jackets, shirts and blouses.
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A zona is a soft, shaped, wide leather belt worn to enhance the figure.
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Zone is an archaic term for a girdle or belt.
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A zoot suit is a suit consisting of a knee-length, padded shoulder jacket, knee-length watch chain and high-waisted tapering floppy trousers often accompanied by a pork-pie hat or sombrero. The zoot suit was popular during the 1940's as part of the jazz culture particularly among men of Afro-Caribbean origin.
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Zoris were a form of Japanese braided sandal.
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The Zouave suit was a late 19th century braid-trimmed ensemble for boys with a usually collarless, short, embroidered blue jacket, open at the front and matching red, baggy pegtop trousers reaching to just below the knees. These were inspired by the exotic Moorish design of the uniform of the French Zouave infantry who fought in the Crimean War.
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A zucchetto is a Roman Catholic skull-cap worn by an ecclesiastic and (prior to 1973) covering the tonsure. The colour of the zucchetto varies with rank: that of a priest is black, of a bishop or monsignor purple, of a cardinal red and of the pope white.
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