besom pocket

English

a besom pocket (top) and a double besom pocket (bottom)

Etymology

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Noun

besom pocket (plural besom pockets)

1. A pocket on the inside of a garment accessed through a slit with a reinforced lower edge, with no flap.

Coordinate terms

• (flapless inset pocket, singly reinforced): patch pocket, flap pocket, double besom pocket

Translations

flapless inset pocket, singly reinforced

Further reading

• Pocket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia