henley

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12
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12
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6

Definition of henley

20 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar.
    “I found a long-sleeve henley in a long-john weave of cool, beautifully soft viscose for $125.”
    “A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges. He’d traded in T-shirts and cargo shorts for fitted Henleys and jeans.”
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noun

  1. A type of knit shirt with a front placket but no collar.
    “I found a long-sleeve henley in a long-john weave of cool, beautifully soft viscose for $125.”
    “A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges. He’d traded in T-shirts and cargo shorts for fitted Henleys and jeans.”
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of henley.
    “A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges. He’d traded in T-shirts and cargo shorts for fitted Henleys and jeans.”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A place name, including:
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  18. (countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Old English.

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Etymology

From the town of Henley(-on-Thames) in England, where the rowers wore shirts of this type.

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