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Conceptual system
puffed sleeve
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Outerwear, Dress, Top
Table:  Table 12
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  Sleeve, usually short, gathered, either at the armhole or at the cuff band or both, producing a rounded shape. Popular in 1920s and 1930s, revived in late 1960s and still used today.
FDF, 1988
Context:  The short puffed sleeve has a youthful character in appearance so it is the choice for children and young girls or mature women having youthful proportions.
Vintage Sewing, 2005
Attestation:  10
Contains:  cuff
Contained in:  outerwear, top (en), dress
Co-hyponyms:  set-in sleeve, raglan sleeve, detachable sleeve, balloon sleeve, three-quarter sleeve, long sleeve, bell sleeve, cap sleeve, batwing sleeve, short sleeve, kimono sleeve
Hyperonyms:  sleeve
It:  manica a sbuffo
Degree of reliability:  10
Riegelman, 2001