sleeve
pronunciation
How to pronounce sleeve in British English:
UK [sliːv]
How to pronounce sleeve in American English:
US [sliːv]
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- Noun:
- the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
- small case into which an object fits
Word Origin
- sleeve (n.)
- Old English sliefe (West Saxon), slefe (Mercian) "arm-covering part of a garment," probably literally "that into which the arm slips," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjon (cognates: Middle Low German sloven "to dress carelessly," Old High German sloufen "to put on or off"). Related to Old English slefan, sliefan "to slip on (clothes)" and slupan "to slip, glide," from PIE root *sleubh- "to slide, slip." Compare slipper, Old English slefescoh "slipper," slip (n.2) "woman's garment," and expression slip into "dress in." Mechanical sense is attested from 1864. Meaning "the English Channel" translates French La Manche. To have something up one's sleeve is recorded from c. 1500 (large sleeves formerly doubled as pockets). To wear one's heart on (one's) sleeve is from "Othello" (1604).
Example
- 1. We say he has a card up his sleeve .
- 2. He doesn 't even feel me tug his sleeve .
- 3. There were printed instructions tucked inside a sheer nylon sleeve .
- 4. High voltage at the terminal , and the connecting sleeve ground .
- 5. The upper part of the sleeve is arranged on the porcelain , the upper part of oil seal , while the lower part is fixed on the connecting sleeve .