transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈslēv ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English sleve, from Old English slīefe; perhaps akin to Old English slēfan to slip (clothes) on, slūpan to slip, Old High German sliofan, Latin lubricus slippery
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a part of a garment covering an arm
b. : sleevelet
2.
a. : a tubular part (as a hollow axle or a bushing) designed to fit over another part
b. : an open-ended flat or tubular packaging or cover ; especially : jacket 3c(2)
• sleeved ˈslēvd adjective
• sleeve·less ˈslēv-ləs adjective
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- on one's sleeve
- up one's sleeve