I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cuff link
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
white
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She ironed their tiny strips of white embroidered cuffs and collars herself, and sewed them on fresh nearly every day.
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A tasteful inch of white cuff protruded from beneath his black suit coat.
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Made by John Smedley in luxurious sea-island cotton, it sports posh white collar and cuff .
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Her eyes ran down the black jacket to where the man's watch was half hidden by a white cuff .
■ NOUN
links
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She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links .
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The bishop never took off his suit jacket or removed the glittering cuff links engraved with his episcopal shield.
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In I.. Magnin they have house detectives who look great, cuff links , tailored suits.
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For example, when Jasper turned fifty I gave him a pair of malachite cuff links .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is wearing shoes, and his shirt cuffs are buttoned.
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He would have thrown out the shirt with the slightly frayed cuff and straightened his shoulders.
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I threw fists and kicked hard as hell when they tried to get the cuffs on me.
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In I.. Magnin they have house detectives who look great, cuff links, tailored suits.
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Sunny Jim drops his pizza and it gets all over Sam's right cuff .
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The smell was unpleasant too but she resisted the temptation to remove her scented handkerchief from the cuff of her blouse.
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They saw him pass by, Jaunty and confident in his drainpipe trousers, his long Jacket with velvet cuffs and collar.
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When he gets closer we can see that one of his shirt cuffs is unbuttoned and the sleeve is frayed.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His right hand was cuffed to the metal handgrip of the bus seat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alex Fernandez: out for the season with a torn rotator cuff .
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I cuff him gently and recommend sitting up straight.
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One child was cuffed for misbehaving at a bus stop.
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She cuffed Léonie lightly on the cheek.
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The trousers were short and they were cuffed.
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They dusted, booked us, cuffed us and pushed us down to the station and read us our rights.