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Definitions for Sleeving
[1] the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
[2] an envelope, usually of paper, for protecting a phonograph record.
[3] Machinery . a tubular piece, as of metal, fitting over a rod or the like.
[4] to furnish with sleeves.
[5] Machinery . to fit with a sleeve; join or fasten by means of a sleeve.
[6] have something up one's sleeve , to have a secret plan, scheme, opinion, or the like: I could tell by her sly look that she had something up her sleeve.
[7] laugh up /in one's sleeve , to be secretly amused or contemptuous; laugh inwardly: to laugh up one's sleeve at someone's affectations.
[8] electronics , mainly British tubular flexible insulation into which bare wire can be inserted US and Canadian name: spaghetti
[9] the part of a garment covering the arm
[10] a tubular piece that is forced or shrunk into a cylindrical bore to reduce the diameter of the bore or to line it with a different material; liner
[11] a tube fitted externally over two cylindrical parts in order to join them; bush
[12] a flat cardboard or plastic container to protect a gramophone record US name: jacket
[13] roll up one's sleeves to prepare oneself for work, a fight, etc
[14] up one's sleeve secretly ready
[15] (tr) to provide with a sleeve or sleeves
Words nearby Sleeving
sleevesleepy, sleepy hollow chair, sleepyhead, sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeve board, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog, sleeve link, sleeve notes
Origin of Sleeving
ebefore 950; Middle English sleve, Old English slēfe (Anglian), slīefe; akin to Dutch sloof apron
Other words from Sleeving
sleeve·like , adjective
un·sleeved , adjective
Word origin for Sleeving
eOld English slīf, slēf; related to Dutch sloof apron