lawn sleeves
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves.
noun
The sleeves of a bishop's ceremonial garments.
noun
The bishops of the Anglican or Roman Catholic churches.
Example Sentences
- "The LORD CHANCELLOR declared, that in his opinion, a bishop might vote either in his lawn sleeves, or in his robes ; and in proof of it, his Lordship said he hasd more than once seen Bishops vote in a Committee of Privileges without their lawn sleeves."
- "I shall implore the aid of the lawn sleeves and ermine on that occasion."
- "“In the House of Lords, most likely. I rather think of bein there to-morrow night, and shal look sharpish after the lawn sleeves, you ma depend on’t.""