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    raglan
    noun
    a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
  • Raglan
    Raglan
    noun
    Fitzroy James Henry Somerset , 1st Baron Raglan. 1788–1855, British field marshal, diplomatist, politician, and protégé of Wellington: commanded British troops (1854–55) in the Crimean War
Synonyms

raglan

American  
[rag-luhn] / ˈræg lən /

noun

  1. a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.

raglan 1 British  
/ ˈræɡlən /

noun

  1. a coat with sleeves that continue to the collar instead of having armhole seams

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adjective

  1. cut in this design

    a raglan sleeve
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Raglan 2 British  
/ ˈræɡlən /

noun

  1. Fitzroy James Henry Somerset , 1st Baron Raglan. 1788–1855, British field marshal, diplomatist, politician, and protégé of Wellington: commanded British troops (1854–55) in the Crimean War

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Etymology

Origin of raglan

1860–65; after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), British field marshal

Example Sentences

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On Raglan Road was originally written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh and it was brought to musical life and made famous by The Dubliners.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

Kate Evans, who reported from Raglan, New Zealand, grew up eating feijoas and has just written a book about the fruit.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

The lawsuit states that Tangsuan had dinner at Raglan Road Irish Pub on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

He previously worked for British Steel and was in the Territorial Army, serving for 18 months as a Gunner with 104 Air Defence Regiment at Raglan Barracks Newport.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Thence he secretly departed to commit himself to the Scottish army; and the marquis of Worcester was besieged at Raglan for six months. 

From The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble by Ritchie, Leitch

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