raglan

[ rag-luhn ]
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noun
  1. a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.

Origin of raglan

1
1860–65; after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), British field marshal

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British Dictionary definitions for raglan (1 of 2)

raglan

/ (ˈræɡlən) /


noun
  1. a coat with sleeves that continue to the collar instead of having armhole seams

adjective
  1. cut in this design: a raglan sleeve

Origin of raglan

1
C19: named after Lord Raglan

British Dictionary definitions for Raglan (2 of 2)

Raglan

/ (ˈræɡlən) /


noun
  1. Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. 1788–1855, British field marshal, diplomatist, politician, and protégé of Wellington: commanded British troops (1854–55) in the Crimean War

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