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sleeve Definition

sleeve (slēv)

noun

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

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

transitive verb sleeved, sleev′·ing

to provide or fit with a sleeve or sleeves

sleeve Idioms

up one's sleeve

hidden or secret but ready at hand

sleeve Synonyms

sleeve

n.

sheath, cover, jacket, envelope.

Types of sleeves on clothing include: coat, tight-fitting, flowing, short, long, dolman, cap, elbow, three-quarter, bishop, raglan, leg-of-mutton, gigot, shirt, tailored, two-piece, one-piece, cape, puff, domino, kimono.

sleeve Usage Examples

Object

  • bib: Silly Billyz long sleeved bibs have a stain resistant fleece front wi... .
  • shirt: It is advisable therefore to carry a long sleeved shirt to protect your skin.
  • T-shirt: I washed, and dressed in cord trousers, a long sleeved t-shirt and a silk shirt.

Converse of object

  • puff: It has wonderful lined puffed sleeves and a gathered lace edged neckline.
  • flare: Some nice touches include slightly flared sleeves to up ventilation to the forearms when wanted or to make rolling them up easier.

Adjective modifier

  • raglan: Our shirt has been designed with raglan sleeves for comfort and ease of movement on the pitch or off.
  • rolled-up: At work he is like a surgeon, almost like a butcher with rolled-up sleeves.
  • hatless: Later, Flavilla herself came down to the water's edge, hatless, sleeves rolled up, balancing a paddle across her shoulders.
  • outer: The box is missing half from the top of the slide on outer sleeve, edges of sleeve fragile.
  • protective: Each item shall be placed in a protective sleeve upon which the vendor's personalized reference is marked on the reverse.
  • inner: Turn the inner sleeve up at right angles to the outer Keep the lid on your turntable closed at all times.

Modifies a noun

  • shirt: Long sleeve shirts recommended in the highlands to prevent from sun burn.
  • T-shirt: He loves the Bee Gees, hates physical exercise and spends a lot of time wearing cap sleeve T-shirts and strutting!
  • note: The DVD sleeve notes open out to provide a small Britney poster.

Noun used with modifier

  • gatefold: Price - Vinyl Album = £ 8.99 Classic soul album from 1970, lovingly re-issued in gatefold sleeve.
  • cardboard: The cardboard sleeve for the keyboard package is a little battered.
  • shirt: On Thursday evening the Resort hosted the annual outdoor BBQ overlooking the golf courses in shirt sleeve weather.
  • silicone: Silicone sleeve they are cheap, don't damage the fishing line and make fishing float change easy and accurate.
  • puff: The pretty puff sleeves also have matching embroidered panels.
  • neoprene: Black rubber neoprene sleeve and storm guard is available on abov e model as an optional extra.
sleeve Quotes

There was always, he thought, this pleasure ahead of him, an ace of joy up his sleeve so he could say you can do anything to me, take everything away, put me in prison, but I will know [her] when we are old.

—Ondaatje, (Philip) Michael

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan. You should wear it inside, where it functions best.

—Thatcher, Margaret HildaThatcher, Baroness

Sheisso odda blend of Little Nell and Lady Macbeth.It is not so much the familiar phenomenon of a hand of steel in a velvet glove as a lacy sleeve with a bottle of vitriol concealed in its folds.

—Woollcott, Alexander Humphreys

You must not wear your heart on your sleeve for daws to pick at. See Shakespeare 758:50.

—Webster, Margaret