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dolman sleeve

noun

  1. a sleeve tapered from a very large armhole to fit closely at the wrist, used on women's garments.


dolman sleeve

noun

  1. a sleeve that is very wide at the armhole and tapers to a tight wrist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolman sleeve1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

And he raised the bar with beautiful leather jackets, among his most beautiful, with dolman sleeves; cropped at the waist, they were worn with slim, draped wool skirts in a slightly contrasting tone.

A thigh-skimming dress with dolman sleeves glittered with a pattern of sequins.

The craft work was condensed into dowdy dresses with dolman sleeves, their dusty, bleached colors matching the models’ pale faces, hair raked into a side part.

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