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sleeve
English
Etymology
From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English sl?ef and sl?efe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sli?v/
Noun
sleeve (plural sleeves)
- The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]
- The sleeves on my coat are too long.
- A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. [from 19th c.]
- This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
- A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD. [from 20th c.]
- A tattoo covering the whole arm.
- A narrow channel of water.
- Even from Southhampton ' s shore through Wilts and Somerset The Attrebates in Bark unto the bank of Tames Betwixt the Celtic sleeve and the Sabrinian streams
- sleave; untwisted thread.
- (British Columbia) A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.
- (US) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
- 2012, Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012:
- A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.
- 2012, Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012:
- (electrical) A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
sleeve (third-person singular simple present sleeves, present participle sleeving, simple past and past participle sleeved)
- (transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
- (magic tricks) To hide something up one's sleeve.
Translations
See also
- raglan
- thimble
Further reading
- Sleeve in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- eleves, levees, levées
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armscye
English
Alternative forms
- armsaye
Etymology
arm +? scye
Noun
armscye (plural armscyes)
- An opening in a garment for the attachment of a sleeve; an armhole.
Translations
Anagrams
- cramesy, screamy
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