Pocketing

Definitions

1. The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined).
2. Material used for making pockets for clothing.
3. A structure resembling a pocket or pouch.

Equivalents

Examples

“By their count⟳, the senator's illicit pocketings of money hugely exceeded Garfield's.”

“Avoid⟳ stiff pocketings of 100 percent polyester. To reduce⟳ bulk, cut⟳ linings for patch pockets from lining fabric rather than self-fabric.”

“Vampire bats are capable of perceiving infrared radiation (heat) through the pocketings in their noseleaves that can allow⟳ them to find⟳ a feeding spot on their prey that is well supplied with blood vessels.”

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