"butterfly sleeve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly sleeves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly sleeve (plural butterfly sleeves)
  1. A type of sleeve that starts at the shoulder and widens along the forearm, usually not longer than 4 to 5 inches. Categories (topical): Clothing Related terms: bell sleeve Translations (type of sleeve): perhoshiha (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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