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French cuff

French cuff noun: a style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.

french cuff: a style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually...
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Noun

French cuff (plural French cuffs)

  1. A style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.
    • He was small, delicate features, pretty eyes, white dress shirt with French cuffs & cufflinks (which makes me crazy!) […] He had a tie stuck in his pocket, too, like he just got out of work.1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
    Synonyms:
    double cuff

Synonyms of French cuff

Forms of French cuff

pluralFrench cuffs

Questions about French cuff

What does French cuff mean?
French cuff means a style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.
What part of speech is French cuff?
French cuff is a noun.
What is the plural of French cuff?
The plural of French cuff is French cuffs.

Words near French cuff in the dictionary

  1. French cotton
  2. French cream
  3. French cricket
  4. French cricketer
  5. French cricketers
  6. French cuff
  7. French cuffs
  8. French curve
  9. French curves
  10. French cut
  11. French cuts

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