cuffs
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The cuffs and waistbands that form a snug seal around a baby’s legs and waist are called the gasketing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
If I were to name it more plainly, I might call it Beatrix Potter weather: damp cuffs, garden gates, the feeling that something is pushing up just beneath the soil.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
The collection also featured brocade capes, puffer jackets and long wool coats with oversized fur cuffs.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
“They don’t want him to spend one day in jail. They don’t want him in cuffs at all,” Harper said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025
“We’ll see about that,” I said as I grabbed her hand and activated my cuffs.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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