Meaning & use
Batwings
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Sleeves cut very wide and deep at the armhole and tapering to a fitted wrist, giving the arm the outstretched silhouette of a bat's wings.
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She wore a flowing blouse with dramatic batwings that swayed with every gesture.
The pattern called for batwings instead of set-in sleeves, cutting fabric and sewing time in half.
A note on using this word
The term comes from the resemblance of the sleeve's draped silhouette to a bat's wings in flight; it's also used informally for the swinging double doors of old Western saloons.
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2. noun
A pair of hinged, swinging double doors, especially of the type found in old-style saloons, that flare open like wings.
He pushed through the batwings and stepped into the noisy saloon.
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