sleeve
/sliv/ noun B1- The part of a garment that covers the arm. · The sleeves on my coat are too long.
- A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. · 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.
- A tattoo covering the whole arm.
- A narrow channel of water.
- Sleave; untwisted thread.
- A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces.
- A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers, or a similar package of disposable drinking cups.
Plural sleeves
From the library
Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves
“Or I my brains?” wailed the Scarecrow, wiping the tears from his eyes with his coat sleeve.
“Many a time when the master has rolled up his sleeves I have noticed that very mark.
By a man’s finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed.
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