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Raglan

Raglan \Rag"lan\ (r[a^]g"lan), n.

  1. A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named after Lord Raglan, an English general who was an aide-de-camp to Wellington at Waterlooo.

  2. An overcoat with raglan sleeves.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
raglan

type of overcoat, 1863, named for British general Lord Raglan (1788-1855), commander of British forces in the Crimean War. The name is from a place in Wales.

Wiktionary
raglan

a. 1 (''Of a sleeve'') Continuing in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. 2 (''Of a garment'') Having sleeves of this type. n. An overcoat with sleeves of this type.

WordNet
raglan

n. a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves

Wikipedia
Raglan

Raglan may refer to:

Places:

  • Raglan, Monmouthshire, a large village in Wales
    • Raglan Castle, a late medieval castle just north of the village
    • Raglan (hundred), a division of the traditional county of Monmouthshi
  • Raglan, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
  • County of Raglan, a cadastral division in Queensland, Australia
  • Raglan, Queensland, a town in Gladstone Region, Australia
  • Raglan, Victoria, a town in Australia
  • Raglan, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
  • Raglan, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, a hamlet in Oshawa, Canada
  • Raglan Mine, a nickel mining complex in northern Quebec, Canada
  • Raglan, New Zealand, a town on the west coast of North Island
    • Raglan (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate centred on the town

Other uses:

  • Baron Raglan, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
  • Raglan (surname)
  • Raglan Squire (1912-2004), British architect
  • HMS Raglan, a First World War I Royal Navy monitor named after the 1st Baron
  • Raglan sleeve, a type of clothing sleeve popular in sports and exercise wear which took its name from the 1st Baron
Raglan (New Zealand electorate)

Raglan is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed for three periods between 1861 and 1996 and during that time, it was represented by 13 Members of Parliament.

Raglan (surname)

As a surname, Raglan may refer to:

  • Clare Raglan (1927-2002), Canadian National Hockey League player
  • Herb Raglan (born 1967), Canadian National Hockey League player, son of the above
  • James Raglan (1901–1961), British actor
  • Robert Raglan (1906–1985), British actor

Usage examples of "raglan".

Murphy should have answered it, since he was the one on duty, but Chief of Detectives Raglan was closer to the phone.

Joe Raglan had first come to my attention when, as a rookie patrolman, he gave the Mayor a citation for speeding.

It was that first Officer Raglan story that gave me a freer hand with the police and City Hall beat than I probably deserved.

I found shadows to stand in, while Raglan went heavily but silently to the wooden gate at the side of the house.

For a big man, Raglan moved fast, ducking outside and covering the ground with long strides, Murphy and I at his heels.

First I want you to call in an APB on Deborah Raglan, fifteen, hundred thirty pounds, brown hair, green eyes, good figure, last seen wearing a green plaid skirt, yellow blouse, saddle oxfords.

Old Mayhew instructions to dig out every criminal Raglan had been instrumental in capturing, starting about five years ago and working backwards, in case the revenge theory was right.

Florence Raglan, I suspected, would be one of the least pleasant parts of my day.

I figured that staying married to her was either a point of honor with Raglan, or he was doing it just to be near his kid.

There were many things Florence Raglan felt were wrong with her daughter and she seemed to enjoy listing them.

I wrote it fast and well, thankful that Raglan, for a change, was being good copy all by himself.

Parents of Debbie Raglan, fifteen years old, kidnapped Tuesday evening while babysitting.

Sorenson suspected the truth, of course, and maybe Florence Raglan did, too.

A man from Cranchester turned up this morningInspector Raglan, a horrid, weaselly little man.

I had no difficulty in recognizing as Inspector Raglan from Cranchester.