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raglan|ˈræglən|
Also with capital initial.
[f. the name of Lord Raglan, the British commander in the Crimean war.]
a. An overcoat without shoulder seams, the sleeve going right up to the neck. (See also quot. 1881.) Also attrib.
1863‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-Days 27 A thousand considerations, in the shape of raglans..induce you to modify your view. 1864in Webster. 1867F. H. Ludlow Little Brother 44 Distant visions of black whiskers and big Raglans. 1881Jefferson Davis Rise & Fall Confed. Govt. II. 701, I picked up what was supposed to be my ‘raglan’, a waterproof, light overcoat, without sleeves. 1898Tailor & Cutter Dec. 162/1 (heading) The Raglan Overcoat. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Jan. 2/6 (Advt.), Overcoats... Some with half belts, full belters and raglan-back styles. 1948M. Laski Tory Heaven xii. 166 A thick raglan overcoat over his dinner jacket. 1976‘J. Ross’ I know what it's like to Die ii. 11 His thick raglan overcoat.
b. attrib. Applied to the shoulder or sleeve of any (esp. knitted) garment designed after the style of a raglan. Also absol., a garment with such sleeves.
1906Daily Chron. 4 Oct. 3/4 As for the Raglan shoulders they are only to be worn with sporting clothes. 1930M. Story Individuality & Clothes ii. ii. 204 Raglan and kimono sleeves tend to increase the breadth of the figure. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 269/2 Raglan sleeve, sleeve with long armhole line extending to neckline. 1966Illustr. London News 26 Feb. 5 (Advt.), The knitwear is made of Shetland wool and is fully fashioned with raglan sleeves. 1969Sears Catal. Spring/Summer 26 Cardigan sweater interlock knit of Orlon acrylic... Rib knit cuffs on the long sleeves, raglan shoulders. 1978Detroit Free Press 2 Apr. 5d/1 One reason for the great popularity of ‘knit-from-the-neck-down’ raglans is the fact that there are no sleeves to set in. 1980Times 11 Nov. 10/5, I liked..the reversible coats with raglan shoulders.
c. Comb., as raglan-coated, raglan-sleeved adjs.
1975J. Symons Three Pipe Problem xviii. 207 Twenty yards ahead..stalked the raglan-coated figure of Sheridan Haynes.
1974S. Marcus Minding Store (1975) iv. 81 The first raglan-sleeved fur coat. |