leg-of-mutton

leg-of-mut·ton

(lĕg′ə-mŭt′n, lĕg′əv-) or leg-o'-mut·ton (lĕg′ə-)adj. Resembling a leg of mutton in shape; tapering sharply from one large end to a point or smaller end, as a sleeve or sail.

leg-of-mutton

or

leg-o'-mutton

n (Clothing & Fashion) (modifier) (of a sail, sleeve, etc) tapering sharply or having a triangular profile

leg′-of-mut′ton

or leg′-o'-mut′ton,



adj. 1. having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: a leg-of-mutton sail. 2. (of the sleeve of a dress or blouse) full and puffed from shoulder to elbow and then tightly fitted from elbow to wrist. [1830–40]