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From the sleeves of the bishops' robes, which were made of lawn (“fine linen”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lawn sleeves
Today it means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves. Full definition →
Today it means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves. Full definition →
From the sleeves of the bishops' robes, which were made of lawn (“fine linen”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.