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sleeve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arm |
| Type of | cloth covering |
| Has types | raglan sleeve, dolman sleeve, long sleeve, shirtsleeve, short sleeve |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | case |
| Has types | record cover, record sleeve |
Examples of sleeves
sleeves
In 2011, we are moving beyond that, rolling up our sleeves and working together.
From the businessweekly.co.uk
Most of them wore a T-shirt or even long sleeves beneath their practice jerseys.
From the dailyherald.com
Anyway, there are palm trees and I'm about to put on a shirt with short sleeves.
From the bostonherald.com
It's threadbare at the collar and the sleeves, but I can't bear to part with it.
From the dallasnews.com
Many were shivering in short sleeves in the cloudy, windy and chilly conditions.
From the news-journalonline.com
Fit exposed pipes with insulation sleeves or wrapping to slow the heat transfer.
From the thestate.com
If you have to work around poison ivy, wear gloves, long sleeves and long pants.
From the washingtonpost.com
I remember the thorns tugging at my shirt sleeves and the netting around my hat.
From the post-gazette.com
John Garcia and Jeff Lehuede have some tricks up their chef jacket sleeves, too.
From the ocregister.com
- The part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
- Small case into which an object fits
- (sleeved) made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination; "sleeved garments"; "short-sleeved"
- Sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf. Dutch sloof) is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. The pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period. ...
- In construction, a sleeve is used both by the electrical and mechanical trades to create a penetration.
- (Sleeving) Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation ("quick fingers") or legerdemain, is the set of techniques used by a magician (or card sharp) to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly.
- The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]; A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. [from 19th c. ...
- (SLEEVED) ARMS COVERED WITH TATTOOS
- Sleeves, as required, must be part of the tested system or approved for use by the manufacturer of the firestop system.
