英语词汇“armhole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An armhole is the opening in a shirt where your arm goes. It's not hard to get tangled in a dress if you get the armholes mixed up with the neck opening.

Sweaters, bathing suits, wedding gowns: these all have armholes. You might call these sleeves in the case of clothing that has them, although sleeveless garments — like chemises and sleeveless dresses — only have armholes. The original meaning of armhole, from the early 14th century, was "armpit" or "underarm," but the contemporary definition has come to be "opening in a garment for a wearer's arm."

WORD FAMILY

armhole: armholes

USAGE EXAMPLES

The modification includes a raised neckline and armhole of a conventional swimsuit to cover scar tissue or sensitive skin due to radiation.

The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016)

Some of the outsize pieces seemed to have a half-dozen padded shoulders apiece – but lacked any discernible armholes.

Los Angeles Times(Oct 03, 2016)

Most glaringly, Banana Republic has acknowledged that it struggled to sell a blazer last year because women couldn’t fit their arms into the armholes.

Washington Post(Aug 26, 2016)

n a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached

Hyper

hole

an opening deliberately made in or through something

单词	armhole
释义	armhole (once / 29923 pages) n An armhole is the opening in a shirt where your arm goes. It's not hard to get tangled in a dress if you get the armholes mixed up with the neck opening. Sweaters, bathing suits, wedding gowns: these all have armholes. You might call these sleeves in the case of clothing that has them, although sleeveless garments — like chemises and sleeveless dresses — only have armholes. The original meaning of armhole, from the early 14th century, was "armpit" or "underarm," but the contemporary definition has come to be "opening in a garment for a wearer's arm." WORD FAMILY armhole: armholes USAGE EXAMPLES The modification includes a raised neckline and armhole of a conventional swimsuit to cover scar tissue or sensitive skin due to radiation. The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016) Some of the outsize pieces seemed to have a half-dozen padded shoulders apiece – but lacked any discernible armholes. Los Angeles Times(Oct 03, 2016) Most glaringly, Banana Republic has acknowledged that it struggled to sell a blazer last year because women couldn’t fit their arms into the armholes. Washington Post(Aug 26, 2016) n a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached Hyper hole an opening deliberately made in or through something
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