Definition of "sleeve"

sleeve

/sliːv/

noun
plural sleeves
1. The part of a garment that covers the arm.
2. A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
3. A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
4. A tattoo covering the whole arm.
5. A narrow channel of water.
  Quotations
  Even from Southhampton ' s shore through Wilts and Somerset The Attrebates in Bark unto the bank of Tames Betwixt the Celtic sleeve and the Sabrinian streams
  1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613
6. Sleave; untwisted thread.
7. (British Columbia) A serving of beer smaller than a pint, typically measuring between 12 and 16 ounces.
  Quotations
  For example, you may serve a patron a 12 oz sleeve of beer and a 5 oz glass of wine (or alternately 1.5 oz spirits) at the same time.
  2022 June, Manufacturer Terms and Conditions‎
8. (US) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
  Quotations
  A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.
  2012, Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012
9. (electrical engineering) A double tube of copper 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.
verb
third-person singular simple present sleeves, present participle sleeving, simple past and past participle sleeved
1. (transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.
2. (magic tricks) To hide something up one's sleeve.
  Quotations
  There are certain types of sleeving that are difficult to perform with the shirt sleeves down, and it is difficult and risky to attempt sleeving while wearing a shirt with "French" cuffs.
  2006, J. B. Bobo, Modern Coin Magic, page 99

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