Raglan definition

răglən
A loose overcoat or topcoat with sleeves that continue in one piece to the collar, so that there are no seams at the shoulder.
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Having or being a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of the garment, with slanted seams from the armhole to the neck.
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A garment, such as an overcoat or a sweater, that has raglan sleeves.
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Designating or of such a sleeve, or having such sleeves.
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(Of a sleeve) Continuing in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.
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(Of a garment) Having sleeves of this type.
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An overcoat with sleeves of this type.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
raglan
Plural:
raglans

Origin of raglan

  • After Fitzroy James Henry Somerset (1788–1855), First Baron Raglan , British field marshal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after Lord Raglan (1788-1855), a British commander in the Crimean War.

    From Wiktionary

Raglan Sentence Examples

  • This is a Grecian building (1785), with a richly ornamented ceiling and inlaid altarpavement; it also contains much fine sculpture in the memorials to former dukes, and is the burial-place of Field Marshal Lord Raglan, who was the youngest son of the 5th duke of Beaufort.

  • He was then appointed master-general of the ordnance, and was created Baron Raglan.

  • Lucan, seeing no attempt on the part of the enemy to move guns, questioned Nolan, who is said to have pointed down the valley to the artillery on the plain; whereupon Lucan rode to Lord Cardigan, the commander of the Light Brigade, and repeated Lord Raglan's order and Nolan's explanation.

  • When Lord Raglan definitely asked him for support, he gave it willingly and eagerly, sending his troops up at the double, and it must be remembered that several British divisions took no part in the action for the same reason that actuated Bosquet.

  • The south bank of the river is bordered by a long ridge, which becomes steeper as it approaches the sea, and upon this the Russians, under Prince Menshikov, were drawn up, to bar the Sevastopol road to the allies, who under General Lord Raglan and Marshal St Arnaud approached from the north over an open plain.

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