batwing sleeve

bat·wing sleeve

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Definitions of batwing sleeve words

noun batwing sleeve a sleeve of a garment with a deep armhole and a tight wrist 3
adjective batwing sleeve formed, shaped, etc., like the wing of a bat. 1
adjective batwing sleeve (of a garment or part of a garment) resembling or conceived of as resembling the wing of a bat, as a loose long sleeve (batwing sleeve) having a deep armhole and a tight wrist. 1

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; bat2 + wing

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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