examples of pockets![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket: part of a garment used to carry things and consisting of a piece of material sewn onto or inside the garment.
welt pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket whose opening is adorned and reinforced by one or two thin strips.
patch pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket of various shapes and sizes, made of a piece of material sewn onto the garment’s outer surface.
flap pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket whose opening is covered by a piece of fabric hanging from the top of it.
gusset pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Patch pocket made fuller by an expandable bottom and sides or by an inverted or round pleat in the middle of the pocket.
hand-warmer pouch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Patch pocket on the front of a garment; it opens vertically on one or both sides to protect the hands against the cold.
broad welt side pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Angled pocket; the outer edge of the opening has a wide welt.
seam pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket where the opening is in a side seam of the garment.
inset pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket whose opening contains a decorative seam, giving the garment a distinctive line.