batwing

[ bat-wing ]

/ ˈbætˌwɪŋ /

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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.

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Origin of batwing

First recorded in 1955–60; bat² + wing

Words nearby batwing

Batu Khan, Batum, Batumi, batuque, Batwa, batwing, batwing sleeve, batwoman, Bat Yam, bauble, Bauchi

How to use batwing in a sentence

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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