shark bite

== English == === Alternative forms === shark-bite sharkbite === Etymology === From the resemblance of the hemline to an object which has had a large chunk bitten off by a shark. === Adjective === shark bite (not comparable) (fashion) Having a hemline that curves inward in a deep, symmetrical vee. 2018, Lina Chern, "Filigree", Black Fox Literary Magazine, Winter 2018, pages 96-97: She didn't look like the other nurses, with her red shark-bite top, impractical heels, and frosted Bardot bun. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:shark bite. === Anagrams === kitbasher