A type of loose, flowing sleeve on a garment that extends from the shoulder and tapers at the wrist, resembling a bat's wing.
From 'bat' (the flying mammal) + 'swing'. Named for its resemblance to a bat's wing membrane when the arm is extended.
Batswing sleeves became super fashionable in certain periods—they look dramatic but are actually pretty impractical because they catch on everything!
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