Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
sleeve
IPA transcription: [sl'iv]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sleeve, arm
Meaning:
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
Usage examples
Somebody tugged at my sleeve.
But Kenneth laid his hand upon Galliard's sleeve.
Soon she stopped and wiped her face on her sleeve.
Now he's laughing up his non-existent sleeve at us."
Well; you--you were laughing at me in your sleeve all the time."
"All right," said Saunders; "but wait till I've rolled up my sleeve.
The baronet caught my sleeve and his face glimmered white through the darkness.
The policy of every storekeeper is to have something up his sleeve for a rainy day.
She wore her favorite long flowing outer sleeve, without the close fitting inner one.
He was holding it inside his coat, and it contrived to wiggle partly down the sleeve.