elasticated

English

Adjective

elasticated (not comparable)

1. Of clothing or part of a garment, containing a strip or strips of elastic, especially in the waistband, cuffs or the ends of the legs, in order to make the clothing fit snugly.
   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 415:

     He wore a short leather jerkin, elasticated at waist and cuffs, tight Wranglers that flared out over calfskin boots with Cuban heels.

   an elasticated jacket

   slacks with an elasticated waistband

Translations

containing a strip of elastic

French: élastiqué (fr) Hungarian: gumírozott (hu), elasztikus (hu) Spanish: elastisado

See also

• elasticized (US)