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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A peculiar wide form of sleeve formerly worn by women: so named from its resemblance to the full sleeve, drawn in at the wrist, worn by Anglican bishops.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A wide sleeve, once worn by women.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
wide sleeve , formerly worn bywomen .
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