Word Study
raglan
CIDE DICTIONARY
raglan, n.
- A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named after
Lord , an English general who was an aide-de-camp toRaglan Wellington at Waterlooo. [1913 Webster] - An overcoat with raglan sleeves. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
raglan, n. (often attrib.) an overcoat without shoulder seams, the sleeves running up to the neck.
Idiom
raglan sleeve a sleeve of this kind.
Etymology
Lord Raglan, Brit. commander d. 1855
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