WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
arm•scye
(ärm′sī, -zī),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothingthe armhole opening in a garment.
- reanalyzed by folk etymology, etymological as "arm's eye'' arm1 + scye armhole (origin, originally Scottish, Ulster dialect, dialectal s(e)y, sie, of uncertain origin, originally)