Garments

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Conceptual system
balloon sleeve
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Outerwear, Dress, Top
Table:  Table 12
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  Very large puff sleeve, narrowed from elbow to wrist.
FDF, 1988, Rhodes, 2004
Context:  Deservedly, design duo Basso & Brooke won the £100,000 award. The costumes were like watching an enchanted fairy tale being played out in front of us. There were silky balloon sleeve blouses and blouson jackets, with emphasised shoulders all beautifully printed art nouveau style with colourful winding pansies, sweet peas and filigree patterns.
London Fashion Week, 2005
Attestation:  5
Contains:  cuff
Contained in:  outerwear, top (en), dress
Co-hyponyms:  set-in sleeve, raglan sleeve, detachable sleeve, three-quarter sleeve, bell sleeve, cap sleeve, batwing sleeve, short sleeve, puffed sleeve, kimono sleeve
Hyperonyms:  sleeve
It:  manica a palloncino
Degree of reliability:  10
Vocabolario illustrato della moda, 2004