Bat wing

adjective

formed, shaped, etc., in the manner of a bat's, wing or wings.

(of a garment or part of a garment) resembling or conceived of as resembling the wing or wings of a bat, as a loose long sleeve (batwing sleeve) having a deep armhole and a tight wrist.

Origin:
1955–60; bat² + wing

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batwing (ˈbætˌwɪŋ)

—*adj*
	shaped like the wings of a bat, as a black tie, collar, etc

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