sleeve

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sleeve [sleeve sleeves] BrE [sliːv] NAmE [sliːv] noun
1. a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
•a dress with short/long sleeves
• Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.
see also ↑shirtsleeve
2. -sleeved (in adjectives)having sleeves of the type mentioned
•a short-sleeved shirt
3. (also jacket especially in NAmE)a stiff paper or cardboard envelope for a record
•a colourful sleeve design
4. a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it
more at an ace up your sleeve at ↑ace _n., have a card up your sleeve at ↑card _n., laugh up your sleeve at ↑laugh _v., roll up your sleeves at ↑roll _v., have a trick, some more tricks, etc. up your sleeve at ↑trick _n., wear your heart on your sleeve at ↑wear _v.
Idiom: ↑have something up your sleeve
Derived Word: ↑sleeveless
See also: ↑jacket

Word Origin:
Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove ‘covering’.

Example Bank:
•He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones.
•I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve.
•It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves.
•She rolled up her sleeves and got down to work.
•The music is explained in the extensive sleeve notes.
•There's tomato on your sleeve.