batwing

[bat-wing]

adjective

formed, shaped, etc., like the wing of a bat.

(of a garment or part of a garment) resembling or conceived of as resembling the wing of a bat, as a loose long sleeve (batwing sleeve) having a deep armhole and a tight wrist.

Origin of batwing

First recorded in 1955–60; bat² + wing

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British Dictionary definitions for bat-wing sleeve

batwing

adjective

shaped like the wings of a bat, as a black tie, collar, etc

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