SLEEVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

Synonyms:

arm; sleeve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sleeve" is a kind of...):

cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)

Meronyms (parts of "sleeve"):

cuff; turnup (the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg)

elbow (the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint)

wristband (band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sleeve"):

dolman sleeve (a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff)

long sleeve (a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist)

raglan sleeve (a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck)

shirtsleeve (the sleeve of a shirt)

short sleeve (a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow)

Holonyms ("sleeve" is a part of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small case into which an object fits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sleeve" is a kind of...):

case (a portable container for carrying several objects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sleeve"):

record cover; record sleeve (a sleeve for storing a phonograph record)

Credits

Context examples:

I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

With that, my aunt pulled him by the sleeve, and nodded to me; and we three stole quietly out of the room, and came away.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I think it does not look amiss; the sleeves were entirely my own thought.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

I was dozing myself in the evening when someone plucked my sleeve, and I found Challenger kneeling beside me.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A machine used to keep blood and lymph flowing by pushing air through bands or sleeves that are placed on the arms or legs.

(Compression pump, NCI Dictionary)

A tight-fitting, elastic garment, such as a sleeve or stocking.

(Compression garment, NCI Dictionary)

Again I gripped him by the sleeve, and felt the thin, sinewy arm beneath it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Failing in this, Wolf raced back to where Walt Irvine sat, catching his coat-sleeve in his teeth and trying vainly to drag him after the retreating man.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

From shoulder to wrist of the crossed arms, the coat-sleeve, blue flannel shirt and undershirt were ripped in rags, while the arms themselves were terribly slashed and streaming blood.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Height: 6-9 inches (30.4-45 cm.), Weight: 8-10 pounds (3.6-4.5 kg.) Any Pekingese that is under 6 pounds is called a sleeve Pekingese.