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Definition of Armholes
1. armhole [n] - See also: armhole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armholes
Literary usage of Armholes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes Upon the Ethnography of Southern Mexico by Frederick Starr, Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences (1902)
"The ordinary camisas, made of purchased cotton cloth, are decorated at the neck
and armholes with a band of heavy and coarse open-work in which geometrical, ..."
2. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos by Herbert Eustis Winlock (1921)
"The chiton stands out in relief at its lower edge, but at the armholes it is
merely painted on the black body. () Cf. American Architect, CXLIII (July, ..."
3. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old Testament[based by William De Burgh (1860)
"17 16. into the hand of these men armholes of thine handi) 18 —, 23. thou shalt
not escape out of their hand. 18. info the hand ó/the Chaldeans, ..."
4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1879)
"One thing indispensable to good rowing is to have the clothing fit easily at the
armholes and waist, so as not to si rain out the scams, as rowing is one of ..."
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