raglan

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Serious knitters love to caress skeins of yarn, testing the softness of its hand, poring over sample cards while envisioning how this yarn and no other could knit up into that dreamy raglan-sleeved pullover with the funnel neck.

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  1. adjective Having or being a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of the garment, with slanted seams from the armhole to the neck.
  2. noun A garment, such as an overcoat or a sweater, that has raglan sleeves.

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  • Noro sweater (EZ's raglan formula, and even that is way too tight in the shoulders), and my —  Knitting on Impulse
  • Despite rocking a rather casual ensemble consisting of trackpants and a raglan sleeve t-shirt, the former Playboy Playmate trotted around West Hollywood on Tuesday aboard her trademark studded lucite hooker heels. —  Faded Youth Blog
  • Serious knitters love to caress skeins of yarn, testing the softness of its hand, poring over sample cards while envisioning how this yarn and no other could knit up into that dreamy raglan-sleeved pullover with the funnel neck. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • It's far clearer than the Red Sox jersey you link to. late 70's Padres jersey for an example of raglan sleeves? —  Uni Watch
  • I'm not sure have licensing rights to a club mark gives you the same access to other NFL marks. late 70's Padres jersey for an example of raglan sleeves? —  Uni Watch
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. After Fitzroy James Henry Somerset (1788-1855), First Baron Raglan, British field marshal.

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  1. So called after Lord Raglan, commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Crimea.
 

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/ˈræglən/
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