batwing

[ bat-wing ]

/ ˈbætˌwɪŋ /

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.

Nearby words

batu khan,
batum,
batumi,
batuque,
batwa,
batwing sleeve,
batwoman,
bauble,
bauchi,
bauchle

Origin of batwing

First recorded in 1955–60; bat² + wing

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Examples from the Web for batwing

Yet either the batwing or the fishtail tip can be used in any common burner except the argand.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for batwing

batwing

/ (ˈbætˌwɪŋ) /

adjective

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

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