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Webster 1913 Edition


Armhole

Arm′holeˊ

,
Noun.
[
Arm
+
hole
.]
1.
The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.
Bacon.
2.
A hole for the arm in a garment.

Webster 1828 Edition


Armhole

'ARMHOLE

,
Noun.
[arm and hole.]
1.
The cavity under the shoulder, or the armpit.
2.
A hole for the arm in a garment.

Definition 2024


armhole

armhole

See also: arm hole

English

Alternative forms

Noun

armhole (plural armholes)

  1. (anatomy, now rare Britain dialect) A human armpit.
  2. (anatomy, rare and obsolete) Similar structures in other animals.
  3. (fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.
    • 1731 January 15, Proceedings of the Old Bailey, p. 13:
      He... violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off.

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References

  1. "armhole, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (2016), Oxford: Oxford University Press.