Armhole

Quick meaning: Armhole is a noun meaning (anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit.

Meaning

(anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit.

More Meanings

1. (anatomy, rare and obsolete) Similar structures in other animals.
2. (fashion) A hole for an arm in a piece of clothing.

Example Sentences

Put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes.

Armhole is a variant on armpit in the west and east Midlands.

He... violently pull'd off her Riding-Hood, and tore it at the Arm Holes in pulling it off.

An aposteme gendred in þe purgynge places, þat is to say, of þe brayne vnder þe eres, of þe herte vnder þe arme holes, of þe lyuer in the schares.

Word Forms

• armholes
• arm hole
• arm-hole

Synonyms for armhole

Depending on context, synonyms include armpit, axilla, oxter, underarm.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scye, esshole, arseholedom, hardwareman, hardel, helm.

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