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sleeve - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sleeve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sleeve [ n.]
- See Sleave, untwisted thread.
- The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown.
- A narrow channel of water.
- A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts.
- A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel.
- A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes.
2 . Sleeve [ v. t.]
- To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat.