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Roomy kind of sleeve
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raglan
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Word definitions for raglan in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Raglan \Rag"lan\ (r[a^]g"lan), n. A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named after Lord Raglan, an English general who was an aide-de-camp to Wellington at Waterlooo. An overcoat with raglan sleeves .
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.