trumpet cuff

noun

A wide, flared cuff of a sleeve on clothing.

Meanings

nountrumpet cuff (plural trumpet cuffs)

plural trumpet cuffs

  1. A wide, flared cuff of a sleeve on clothing.

Origin

From the resemblance to the bell of a trumpet.

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APA

trumpet cuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20cuff

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“trumpet cuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20cuff. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trumpet cuff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumpet%20cuff.

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