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
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Diana is having a new dress made with elbow sleeves.
I’ve been imagining it all out--the wedding and everything--Diana dressed in snowy garments, with a veil, and looking as beautiful and regal as a queen; and me the bridesmaid, with a lovely dress too, and puffed sleeves, but with a breaking heart hid beneath my smiling face.
She was dressed in the sweetest dress of pale-pink organdy, with dozens of frills and elbow sleeves, and she looked just like a seraph.
She dresses beautifully, and her sleeve puffs are bigger than anybody else’s in Avonlea.
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