单词 | cuff |
释义 | cuff 1 (kŭf) n. 1. a. A fold used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve. b. A band, often having an opening with a button closure, at the bottom of a sleeve. 2. The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg. 3. The band at the top of a sock. 4. The part of a glove that extends over the wrist. 5. A bracelet consisting of a curved, open-ended band, as of metal or resin, that fits the wrist firmly without a clasp. 6. A handcuff. 7. Medicine An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure. tr.v. cuffed, cuff·ing, cuffs Idioms: 1. To form a cuff or cuffs on. 2. To put handcuffs on. off the cuff In an extemporaneous or informal manner. on the cuff On credit. [Middle English cuffe, mitten.] cuff1silver and carnelian bracelet cuff |
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