arm|scye
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Scye — (s[imac]), n. Arm scye, a cutter s term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garment. [Cant] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scye — arm·scye; scye; … English syllables
arm — arm; arm·ful; arm·less; arm·let; arm·scye; dis·arm; en·arm; re·arm; un·arm; ARM; dis·arm·er; dis·arm·ing·ly; … English syllables
armscye — arm·scye … English syllables
armscye — /ahrm suy, zuy/, n. the armhole opening in a garment. Also, armseye /ahrmz uy /. [ARM1 + scye armhole (orig. Scot, Ulster dial. s(e)y, sie, of uncert. orig.); reanalyzed by folk etym. as arm s eye ] * * * … Universalium
