batwing
batwing Lexical Profile
batwing Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having a shape resembling the outstretched wing of a bat; specifically, referring to a style of garment sleeve cut with a deep armhole and tapering toward the wrist.
"She wore a comfortable knit sweater with batwing sleeves to the autumn market."
• noun
A long, loose garment sleeve set with a deep armhole reaching nearly to the waist and tapering tightly at the wrist.
"The dressmaker altered the pattern to replace the standard sleeves with dramatic batwings."
American One of a pair of half-length, double-hinged swinging doors traditionally used at the entrance of a saloon.
"In classic Western films, the sheriff often strides into the tavern through a pair of wooden batwings."
American In the plural (batwings), wide, flapping leather chaps worn by cowboys that fasten around the waist and have wide outer flaps.
"The ranch hands wore heavy leather batwings to protect their legs while riding through thorny brush."