Henley

[hen-lee] Origin

Hen·ley

[hen-lee]
noun
1.
Beth (Becker), born 1952, U.S. playwright.
2.
William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor.
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Hen·ley

[hen-lee]
noun, plural Hen·leys.
a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
Also called Henley shirt.


Origin:
after a style traditionally worn by rowers at Henley-on-Thames
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Henley
town on the Thames in Oxfordshire, site of annual regatta since 1839.
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