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butterfly sleeve

butterfly sleeve noun: a type of sleeve that starts at the shoulder and widens along the forearm, usually not longer than 4 to 5 inches.

Noun

butterfly sleeve (plural butterfly sleeves)

  1. A type of sleeve that starts at the shoulder and widens along the forearm, usually not longer than 4 to 5 inches.

Forms of butterfly sleeve

pluralbutterfly sleeves

Questions about butterfly sleeve

What does butterfly sleeve mean?
Butterfly sleeve means a type of sleeve that starts at the shoulder and widens along the forearm, usually not longer than 4 to 5 inches.
What part of speech is butterfly sleeve?
Butterfly sleeve is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly sleeve?
The plural of butterfly sleeve is butterfly sleeves.

Words near butterfly sleeve in the dictionary

  1. butterfly ray
  2. butterfly rays
  3. butterfly roof
  4. butterfly roofs
  5. butterfly skin
  6. butterfly sleeve
  7. butterfly sleeves
  8. butterfly stitch
  9. butterfly stitches
  10. butterfly stroke
  11. butterfly strokes

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