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单词 lawn sleeves
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lawn sleeves


noun

(used with a plural verb) the sleeves of lawn forming part of the dress of an Anglican bishop.
(used with a singular verb) the office of an Anglican bishop.
(used with a singular or plural verb) an Anglican bishop or bishops.

Origin of lawn sleeves

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby lawn sleeves

lawn bowling, lawn chair, Lawndale, lawn mower, lawn party, lawn sleeves, lawn tennis, law of averages, law of conservation, law of contiguity, law of contradiction
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Example sentences from the Web for lawn sleeves

  • By-the-by, did you ever hear how near I was once to the lawn-sleeves and the bench?

    Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall|Robert S. Hawker
  • So the naked truth, carefully veiled from view in episcopal aprons and lawn-sleeves, was now displayed in all its native charm.

    Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography|George William Erskine Russell
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