raglan

views updated May 14 2018

rag·lan / ˈraglən/ • adj. (of a sleeve) continuing in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. ∎  (of a garment) having sleeves of this type.• n. an overcoat with sleeves of this type.

raglan

views updated May 23 2018

raglan overcoat without shoulder seams. XIX. f. name of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset. 1st Baron Raglan (d. 1855), British commander in the Crimean war.