Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An opening in a garment for an arm.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
- n. A hole in a garment for the arm.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
- n. A hole for the arm in a garment.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
Etymologies
- arm + hole (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Can’t say that curly virgin armhole hairs make my blood gather … but the sticky pop business is pretty good.”
“The thought of her knowing when she raised her hand that her blouse was tugged into wrinkles all pointing to the tip of her tit and that an edge of bra peeped out through the cotton armhole with those little curly virgin hairs and that he was watching for it all to happen does make blood gather.”
“The designer's vice president of sales mentions some alterations to pieces—hemlines lowered, an armhole raised, less gathering at the waist.”
“I discovered last night that I had put the neck shaping on the armhole edge of the first front of the cardigan.”
“Just fold the dress in half in the front and lay it on the folded fabric, leaving 5/8 approximate seam allowance on the seam areas, and cut around it til you get to the shoulder and armhole. roll back the back part and cut around the armhole and shoulder. fold the back of the dress in half and lay it on the selvage edges or on fold, and cut around it.”
“Dec 1st at armhole edge on every row 5 times, then every other row 3 times.”
“Double-breasted has come back with a natural shoulder, a higher armhole, and higher gorge near the chest," notes New York menswear consultant Tom Julian , adding: "They look best with a spread-collar shirt, a tie no wider than about 3 inches.”
“Remove the sleeves and use long strips of bias matching if you have some left or contrast, which I think adds an interesting detail to enclose the armhole edge.”
“Jaya glanced at the price tag dangling from the armhole of her dress: seven hundred ninety-five dollars!”
“The top part of the pattern is definitely identical -- the same illusion bodice with no armhole seams as in 1235.”
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