5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleeve  \Sleeve\,  n.  (Elec.) 
  A  double  tube  of  copper,  in  section  like  the  figure  8,  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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleeve  \Sleeve\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Sleeved};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Sleeving}.] 
  To  furnish  with  sleeves;  to  put  sleeves  into  as  to  sleeve  a 
  coat. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleeve  \Sleeve\,  n. 
  See  {Sleave},  untwisted  thread. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sleeve  \Sleeve\,  n.  [OE.  sleeve,  sleve,  AS  sl?fe,  sl?fe;  akin 
  to  sl?fan  to  put  on  to  clothe;  cf  OD  sloove  the  turning  up 
  of  anything  sloven  to  turn  up  one's  sleeves,  sleve  a  sleeve, 
  G.  schlaube  a  husk,  pod.] 
  1.  The  part  of  a  garment  which  covers  the  arm;  as  the  sleeve 
  of  a  coat  or  a  gown.  --Chaucer. 
 
  2.  A  narrow  channel  of  water.  [R.] 
 
  The  Celtic  Sea,  called  oftentimes  the  Sleeve. 
  --Drayton. 
 
  3.  (Mach.) 
  a  A  tubular  part  made  to  cover,  sustain,  or  steady 
  another  part  or  to  form  a  connection  between  two 
  parts 
  b  A  long  bushing  or  thimble,  as  in  the  nave  of  a  wheel. 
  c  A  short  piece  of  pipe  used  for  covering  a  joint,  or 
  forming  a  joint  between  the  ends  of  two  other  pipes. 
 
  {Sleeve  button},  a  detachable  button  to  fasten  the  wristband 
  or  cuff. 
 
  {Sleeve  links},  two  bars  or  buttons  linked  together,  and  used 
  to  fasten  a  cuff  or  wristband. 
 
  {To  laugh  in  the  sleeve},  to  laugh  privately  or  unperceived, 
  especially  while  apparently  preserving  a  grave  or  serious 
  demeanor  toward  the  person  or  persons  laughed  at  that  is 
  perhaps,  originally,  by  hiding  the  face  in  the  wide 
  sleeves  of  former  times. 
 
  {To  pin},  or  {hang},  {on  the  sleeve  of},  to  be  or  make 
  dependent  upon 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sleeve 
  n  1:  the  part  of  a  garment  that  is  attached  at  armhole  and  covers 
  the  arm  [syn:  {arm}] 
  2:  small  case  into  which  an  object  fits 

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