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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 613 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CUFF . (1) (Of uncertain origin), the See also:

LOWER

lower edge of a See also:

SLEEVE (O. Eng. slieve, slyf, a word allied to " slip," cf. Dutch sloof, apron)

sleeve turned back to show an ornamental border, or with an addition of See also:

LACE (corresponding to Ital. merletto, trina; Genoese Pizzo; Ger. spitzen; Fr. dentelle; Dutch kanten; Span. encaje; the English word owes something to the Fr. lassis or laces, but both are connected with the earlier Lat. laqueus; early French laces were

lace or trimming; now used chiefly of the stiff bands of See also:

LINEN

linen worn under the coat-sleeve either loose or attached to the See also:

SHIRT

shirt . (2) Also uncertain in origin, but with no connexion, probably, with (1), a See also:

BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow with the See also:

hand either open or closed, as opposed to the use of weapons .

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