Sleeves with very full tops around the shoulder and upper arms and beginning at the elbow, tapering to a tight wrist; fashionable especially during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
AAT
3000253723
French gigot sleeves
gigot sleeves
gigot-sleeves
leg of mutton sleeves
leg-o'mutton sleeves
sleeves, gigot
sleeves, leg of mutton
sleeves, leg-o'mutton
sleeves, leg-of-mutton
13yrs ago
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