Sleeveless meaning

The kurta is a sort of sleeveless shirt, open in front and reaching to the waist.

About the same period, too, arose the custom of making the rochet sleeveless and attaching the "lawn sleeves" to the chimere.

The god is usually clothed in a short sleeveless tunic, and wears a round close-fitting cap. His face is that of a middle-aged man, with unkempt hair.

The chiton, xcrcww, was formed by sewing together at the sides two pieces of linen, or a double piece folded together, leaving spaces at the top for the arms and neck, and fastening the top edges together over the shoulders and upper arm with buttons or brooches; more rarely we find a plain sleeveless chiton.