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Conceptual system
bell sleeve
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Dress, Top, Outerwear
Table:  Table 12
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  Sleeve made narrow at the top, set into normal armhole, and flaring at lower edge like a bell. Introduced in the second half of the 19th century.
FDF, 1988
Context:  The bishop and the bell sleeve have the same modified fullness. The bishop, however, is gathered into a cuff while the bell flares at the lower edge.
Zamkoff, Price, 1990
Attestation:  10
Contained in:  outerwear, top (en), dress
Co-hyponyms:  set-in sleeve, raglan sleeve, detachable sleeve, balloon sleeve, three-quarter sleeve, long sleeve, cap sleeve, batwing sleeve, short sleeve, puffed sleeve, kimono sleeve
Hyperonyms:  sleeve
It:  manica a campana
Degree of reliability:  10
CIFS, 1989