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dolman sleeve

dol·man sleeve
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dohl-muh n, dol- sleev]
    • /ˈdoʊl mən, ˈdɒl- sliv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dohl-muh n, dol- sleev]
    • /ˈdoʊl mən, ˈdɒl- sliv/

Definitions of dolman sleeve words

  • noun dolman sleeve a sleeve tapered from a very large armhole to fit closely at the wrist, used on women's garments. 1
  • noun dolman sleeve a sleeve that is very wide at the armhole and tapers to a tight wrist 0
  • noun dolman sleeve a kind of sleeve for a coat or a dress, tapering from a wide opening at the armhole to a narrow one at the wrist 0
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Origin of dolman sleeve

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Dolman sleeve

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dolman sleeve

dolman sleeve popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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