noun / verb
cuff
KUF/kʌf/
A band fitting around a projecting body part.
A button holds the cuff closed at the end of the sleeve.
Etymology
Middle English cuffe meant a hand covering such as a mitten or glove. The meaning shifted from covering the hand to the band around the sleeve at the wrist.
In context
the long sleeves end with wide cuffs with the cuff straps
More examples
- She cuffs her jeans to keep the hems dry.
- The officer cuffs the suspect's wrists behind his back.
- The nurse wraps a blood pressure cuff around my upper arm.
- Her silver ear cuff stays in place without a piercing.
Forms
cuff · cuffs · cuffed · cuffing
cufflink noun — A decorative fastener joining a shirt cuff.