Raglan Sleeve Definition & Meaning

American

Etymology

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raglan sleeve American

noun

1. a sleeve that begins at the neck and has a long, slanting seam line from the neck to the armhole, giving the garment a relatively undefined shoulder.

Etymology

Origin of raglan sleeve

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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They landed on a raglan sleeve, the diagonal seams of which avoid constricting movement at the shoulder.

From The New Yorker

I tried to find out why that era dominates soccer’s cultural space, and learned what a raglan sleeve was in the process.

From New York Times

Other highlights from the two-toned, black-and-white capsule include a T-shirt with an image of Lagerfeld wearing a checkerboard tie; a black-and-white raglan sleeve bomber, and a premium leather backpack sporting the quilted letter K motif.

From Los Angeles Times

The outfits were pencil slim — give or take a full raglan sleeve or a peplum — and fell to just below the knee.

From New York Times

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