# lawn sleeves

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From the sleeves of the bishops' robes, which were made of lawn (“fine linen”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lawn-sleeves