- (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- a means of escape; loophole.
- to give vent to; emit
- to allow to go or run free; release
- to reveal (a secret)
- to make available to tenants, hirers, or contractors
- to permit to flow out
- to make (a garment) larger, as by unpicking (the seams) and sewing nearer the outer edge
- a chance to escape
