batwing
Wide, tapering shape
Batwing describes something shaped like a bat's wing—broad, angular, and tapering.
A batwing sleeve is loose and wide under the arm, narrowing at the wrist.
Batwing doors are the saloon-style swinging doors that meet in the middle.
She wore a dramatic batwing sweater.
The shape suggests something that spreads and folds.
Garment's arm portion
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
- dolmanBraided military jacket
- drapedHung in loose folds
- looseNot firmly secured
oversized · fashion · knitwear · sweater · tunic · cape · kimono · poncho
Navigation through reflected sound
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
chiroptera · flight · mammal · wingspan · leathery · webbed · sonar · insectivorous
sleeve
Garment's arm portion
loose · oversized · fashion · knitwear · sweater · tunic · cape · kimono · poncho · jersey
echolocation
Navigation through reflected sound
cave · chiroptera · flight · mammal · wingspan · leathery · webbed · sonar · insectivorous · colony
spread
To distribute widely
- spanDistance between endpoints
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
pointed · scalloped · membrane · webbed · contour · outline · swooped · tapered · flared · dramatic
arch
Curved spanning structure
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- gargoyleDecorative architectural waterspout
- spireTapering architectural peak
medieval · vault · tracery · buttress · ornament · decorative · architecture · Victorian · dark · dramatic
- sleevesballoon sleeve, bell sleeve, cap sleeve, cape sleeve, drop shoulder
- thrill ridesroller coaster, steel coaster, wooden coaster, drop tower, flying coaster
- swallowtailsswallowtail
batwingclose-fitting
Conforming to body shape
form-fitting · slim-fit · cap sleeve · tapered · skinny
- batwing sleeveWide sleeve narrowing downward