Definition of Sleeve
Pronunciation:
slēvd
n.
1.
See
Sleave
,
untwisted
thread
.
1.
The
part
of
a
garment
which
covers
the
arm
;
as
,
the
sleeve
of
a
coat
or
a
gown
.
2.
A
narrow
channel
of
water
.
The
Celtic
Sea
,
called
oftentimes
the
Sleeve
.
- Drayton.
3.
(Mach.)
A
tubular
part
made
to
cover
,
sustain
,
or
steady
another
part
,
or
to
form
a
connection
between
two
parts
.
4.
(Elec.)
A
double
tube
of
copper
,
in
section
like
the
figure
8
,
into
which
the
ends
of
bare
wires
are
pushed
so
that
when
the
tube
is
twisted
an
electrical
connection
is
made
.
The
joint
thus
made
is
called
a
McIntire
joint
.
Sleeve button
a
detachable
button
to
fasten
the
wristband
or
cuff
.
Sleeve links
two
bars
or
buttons
linked
together
,
and
used
to
fasten
a
cuff
or
wristband
.
To laugh in the sleeve
to
laugh
privately
or
unperceived
,
especially
while
apparently
preserving
a
grave
or
serious
demeanor
toward
the
person
or
persons
laughed
at
;
that
is
,
perhaps
,
originally
,
by
hiding
the
face
in
the
wide
sleeves
of
former
times
.
To pinon the sleeve of
to
be
,
or
make
,
dependent
upon
.
v. t.
1.
To
furnish
with
sleeves
;
to
put
sleeves
into
;
as
,
to
sleeve
a
coat
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Sleeved
(slēvd)
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Sleeving
.]
Related Words
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,
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cover
,
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