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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread at the edge of the shoulder, there is a #133531 09/27/2004 4:34 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park ARMSCYE i have knit since age 8, and sewn since i was a teen, and recently i came across this word in a sweater pattern. armscye Pronunciation: (ärm'sI, -zI), [key] —n. the armhole opening in a garment. Also,arms•eyePronunciation: (ärmz'I"). [key] (found it in one dictionary, using Onelook.) i understood it, but had never seen or heard it before. Since my parents were from ireland, i often heard words that i don't use--or heard words used in ways that are not common to US english--i don't think its a UK/English english word. anyone else familier for this word to describe the hole in the side of a garment that is where you place the sleeve? my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted at the edge of the shoulder, there is a of troy 09/27/2004 4:34 PM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a jheem 09/27/2004 4:40 PM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a Jackie 09/28/2004 1:21 AM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a Jackie 09/28/2004 1:46 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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