Meaning of lawn sleeves | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lawn, sleeves.
   plural, plural-only
2. The sleeves of a bishop's ceremonial garments.
   plural, plural-only
3. The bishops of the Anglican or Roman Catholic churches.
   plural, plural-only

Examples

“The LORD CHANCELLOR declared, that in his opinion, a bishop might vote either in his lawn sleeves, or in his robes ; and in proof of it, his Lordship said he hasd more than once seen Bishops vote in a Committee of Privileges without their lawn sleeves.”

“I shall implore the aid of the lawn sleeves and ermine on that occasion.”

““In the House of Lords, most likely. I rather think of bein there to-morrow night, and shal look sharpish after the lawn sleeves, you ma depend on’t."”

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