wide over the upper arm and narrow from the elbow to the wrist • Hanging sleeve, a sleeve that opens down the side or front, or at the elbow, to allow the arm to pass through (16th century) • Juliette sleeve, a long, tight sleeve with a puff at the top, inspired by fashions of the Italian Renaissance and named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine • Pagoda sleeve, a wide, bell-shaped sleeve popular in the 1860s, worn over an engageante or false undersleeve • Paned sleeve, a sleeve made in panes or panels, allowing a lining or shirt-sleeve to show through (16th and 17th centuries) • Puffed or puff sleeve, a short, full sleeve gathered at the top and bottom, now most often seen on children's clothing • Raglan sleeve, a sleeve that extends to the neckline • Set-in sleeve, a sleeve sewn into an armhole (armscye) • Two-piece sleeve, a sleeve cut in two pieces, inner and outer, to allow the sleeve to take a slight "L" shape to accommodate the natural bend at the elbow without wrinkling; used in tailored garments • Virago sleeve, a full "paned" or "pansied" sleeve gathered into two puffs by a ribbon or fabric band above the elbow, worn in the 1620s and 1630s.
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