English Explanatory Dictionary

lawn sleeves

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves.
  2. The sleeves of a bishop's ceremonial garments.
  3. The bishops of the Anglican or Roman Catholic churches.

Word forms

lawn sleeves lawn-sleeves

Etymology

From the sleeves of the bishops' robes, which were made of lawn (“fine linen”).

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