raglan
noun
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
raglan
American
[rag-luhn]
/ ˈræg lən /
noun
raglan
1
British
/ ˈræɡlən /
noun
adjective
Raglan
2
British
/ ˈræɡlən /
noun
Etymology
Origin of raglan
1860–65; after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), British field marshal
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Lengthened trench coats, shirts as dresses, sculptural raglan sleeves on bomber jackets, and oversized parkas made a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
They landed on a raglan sleeve, the diagonal seams of which avoid constricting movement at the shoulder.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019
He also noted that the blue 42 on the back of the jerseys was much bolder than average and that there was a “discernible tailoring modification” by using raglan sleeves instead of set-in sleeves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
Now we are being asked to associate youth with the sloppy, slinky gestures and volumes of the disco era: raglan sleeves, palazzo pants, platforms.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2010
On the way, the sucking mud stole my ruined socks from my feet, and then I squirmed out of my baseball sleeves and tossed the soaked raglan down onto the roadway.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Comins, 52, was nine minutes into a cycling time trial on the A40 near Raglan, Monmouthshire, when Barbu tried to overtake.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Another claimant, Gino Parisi from Raglan, Monmouthshire, was worried about the state of the River Usk.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Kate Evans, who reported from Raglan, New Zealand, grew up eating feijoas and has just written a book about the fruit.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The lawsuit states that Tangsuan had dinner at Raglan Road Irish Pub on Oct.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
He appears to have married twice, his first wife being Elizabeth Bluet of Raglan, widow of Sir James Berkeley, and his second a daughter of David Gam, a valiant Welsh squire slain at Agincourt.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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