undersleeve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of undersleeve
Example Sentences
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A linked band of gold, partly hidden by the lace undersleeve, clasped one of her wrists.
From After a Shadow and Other Stories by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
The sleeves are sometimes set over a tight undersleeve, in fact the longer sleeve to the wrist became fashionable.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Hughes, Talbot
An outer opened sleeve was now favoured, caught in front at the elbow and hanging to the knee over a fairly tight undersleeve with a turned-back lace cuff or ruffle.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Hughes, Talbot
A narrow undersleeve of white lace comes a trifle below the berthe.
From Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 by Various
The second, with a graceful lawn undersleeve, is from a Van Dyck of Lucius Gary, Viscount Falkland.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
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