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The definition of a sleeve is the part of a shirt or other garment that covers your arm, or a protective covering that fits over something, such as a record.

(noun)

The cotton material that extends from the shoulder of your shirt down to your wrists is an example of a sleeve.
The white paper envelope that a CD or record fits into is an example of a sleeve.

See sleeve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

that part of a garment that covers an arm or part of an arm
a tube or tubelike part fitting over or around another part
a thin paper or plastic cover for protecting a phonograph record, usually within a jacket ()
a drogue towed by an airplane for target practice

Origin: ME sleve < OE sliefe, akin to Du sloof, apron: for IE base see slip

transitive verb sleeved, sleeving

to provide or fit with a sleeve or sleeves

See sleeve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun