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French cuffs

French cuffs is the plural of French cuff.

Meaning of French cuff

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

Questions about French cuffs

What is French cuffs the plural of?
French cuffs is the plural of French cuff.

Words near French cuffs in the dictionary

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

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