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rag·lan

   [rag-luhn]
noun
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
Origin:
1860–65; after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), British field marshal
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raglan (ˈræɡlən)
 
—n
1.  a coat with sleeves that continue to the collar instead of having armhole seams
 
—adj
2.  cut in this design: a raglan sleeve
 
[C19: named after Lord Raglan]

Raglan (ˈræɡlən)
 
—n
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan. 1788--1855, British field marshal, diplomatist, politician, and protégé of Wellington: commanded British troops (1854--55) in the Crimean War

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