RAGLAN

raglan

(noun) a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after Lord Raglan (1788โ€“1855), a British commander in the Crimean War.

Adjective

raglan (not comparable)

(of a sleeve) Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.

Noun

raglan (plural raglans)

An overcoat with sleeves of this type.

Anagrams

• Largan, langar

Proper noun

Raglan

A village and castle in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4107).

A community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

A community in the Durham Region of Ontario.

A locality in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales, Australia.

A small town and locality in the Gladstone Region of Queensland, Australia.

A small town in western Victoria, Australia.

A town and harbour on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand.

Anagrams

• Largan, langar

Source: Wiktionary


Rag"lan, n.

Definition: A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named from Lord Raglan, an English general.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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