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Zwickel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crotch noun The area of the body where the legs meet the torso, around the genitals.
  • gore noun Blood, especially clotted or thickened blood from a wound, or graphic depictions of violence.

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

  1. noun The area of the body where the legs meet the torso, around the genitals.
  2. noun The point where something forks or branches into two parts, such as a tree limb or a pair of trousers.

gore — full definition

  1. noun Blood, especially clotted or thickened blood from a wound, or graphic depictions of violence.
  2. verb To wound someone by piercing them with a horn or tusk.
  3. noun A triangular piece of fabric or land, such as a panel sewn into a skirt or sail to add width.

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