Sleeves Sliːv Rolled Part Secret Noun Bre Dress

• a dress with short/long sleeves
• dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.
• a short-sleeved shirt
• a colourful sleeve design

sleeve

1. a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
• see also shirtsleeve
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• a dress with short/long sleeves
• Dan rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands.
2. having sleeves of the type mentioned
• a short-sleeved shirt
3. a stiff paper or cardboard envelope for a record
• a colourful sleeve design
4. a tube that covers a part of a machine to protect it
5. a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to
6. to have an idea, a plan, etc. that will give you an advantage in a particular situation and that you keep secret until it is needed
7. to keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it
• Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve.
8. to have an idea, some plans, etc. that you keep ready to use if it becomes necessary
9. to be secretly amused about something
10. to prepare to work or fight
11. to allow your feelings to be seen by other people
• He’s not one to wear his heart on his sleeve.

Extra Examples

• He designed record sleeves for the Rolling Stones.
• I looked around to see who was tugging at my sleeve.
• It was sunny, and everyone was in short sleeves.
• She rolled up her sleeves and got down to work.
• The music is explained in the extensive sleeve notes.
• There’s tomato on your sleeve.

Word Origin

• Old English slēfe, slīef(e), slȳf; related to Middle Dutch sloove ‘covering’.