balloon sleeve

British

noun

a sleeve fitting tightly from wrist to elbow and becoming fully rounded from elbow to shoulder

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Within hours of episode nine airing last week, the red balloon sleeve jumper that Winkleman wore sold out in every size.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

Leather was dominant, worked into balloon sleeve dresses, trousers paired with tank tops, belted coats and cowboy boots.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022

A balloon sleeve, now, would be more sensible; you could slip it over the helmet, and it would look like—like the shade of a piano lamp.

From Peggy by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

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