What does armhole mean?
Armhole means (anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit..
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/ˈɑɹmˌhoʊl/ · noun
(anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit..
Put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes.
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.
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.
Use armhole when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Armhole means (anatomy, now rare Midlands dialect) A human armpit..
Common synonyms include armpit, axilla, oxter, underarm.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Put these ragges and cloutes vnder thine arme holes.
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