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armholes

armholes is the plural of armhole.

Meaning of armhole

Noun

armhole (plural armholes)

  1. (Midlands, archaic, dialectal) A human armpit.
    • An aposteme gendred in þe purgynge places, þat is to say, of þe brayne vnder þe eres, of þe herte vnder þe arme holes, of þe lyuer in the schares.c. 1425, Guy de Chauliac, The Grande Chirurgie, page 154
  2. (obsolete, rare) Similar structures in other animals.
  3. A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
    • He... violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off.1731 January 15, Proceedings of the Old Bailey, page 13

Questions about armholes

What is armholes the plural of?
Armholes is the plural of armhole.

Words near armholes in the dictionary

  1. armfuls
  2. armgaunt
  3. armguard
  4. armguards
  5. armhole
  6. armholes
  7. armhook
  8. armhooks
  9. Armiansk
  10. Armida
  11. Armidale

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