Zwickel — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Zwickel is used for these senses in English:
- crotch The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
- digon (geometry) A polygon having two edges and two vertices.
- gusset A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
- spandrel (architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
crotch — full definition
- noun The area of the body where the legs meet the torso, around the genitals.
- noun The point where something forks or branches into two parts, such as a tree limb or a pair of trousers.
gore — full definition
- noun Blood, especially clotted or thickened blood from a wound, or graphic depictions of violence.
- verb To wound someone by piercing them with a horn or tusk.
- noun A triangular piece of fabric or land, such as a panel sewn into a skirt or sail to add width.