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n.
  1. A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm.
  2. A case into which an object or device fits: a record sleeve.
tr.v., sleeved, sleev·ing, sleeves.
To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve.

idiom:

up (one's) sleeve

  1. Hidden but ready to be used: I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

[Middle English sleve, from Old English slēf.]

sleeveless sleeve'less adj.

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IN BRIEF: The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.

pronunciation His left sleeve was a lot shorter than his right sleeve.

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For other uses, see Sleeve (disambiguation).
An elaborate hanging sleeve of the 15th century: Detail of The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck.

Sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf. Dutch sloof) is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. Originally invented to serve as a snot-rag or handy handkerchief; the pattern of the sleeve is one of the characteristics of fashion in dress, varying in every country and period. Various survivals of the early forms of sleeve are still found in the different types of academic or other robes. Where the long hanging sleeve is worn it has, as still in China and Japan, been used as a pocket, whence has come the phrase to have up one's sleeve, to have something concealed ready to produce. There are many other proverbial and metaphorical expressions associated with the sleeve, such as to wear one's heart upon one's sleeve, and to laugh in one's sleeve.

Sleeves can either be long or short. They are long on most shirts, but short on others, including sportshirts.

Types of sleeves

  • Batwing sleeve, a long sleeve with a deep armhole, tapering towards the wrist. Also known as a "magyar" sleeve.
  • Bell sleeve, a long sleeve that is fitted from the shoulder to wrist and gently flared from wrist onward. The bell sleeve is very similar to the poet sleeve, but has a "cleaner look," often without ruffles.
  • Bishop sleeve, a long sleeve, fuller at the bottom than the top, and gathered into a cuff (1940s)
  • Cap sleeve, a very short sleeve not extending below armpit level
  • Butterfly sleeve, usually found on dresses or formal blouses that start at the shoulder and get wider toward the end of the sleeve, but usually don't go longer than 4-5 inches. The difference between a butterfly sleeve and a Bell sleeve is that butterfly sleeves usually don't go completely around the full arm[citation needed].
  • Dolman sleeve, a long sleeve that is very wide at the top and narrow at the wrist
  • Gigot sleeve or leg of mutton sleeve, a sleeve that is extremely wide over the upper arm and narrow from the elbow to the wrist
  • Hanging sleeve, a sleeve that opens down the side or front, or at the elbow, to allow the arm to pass through (14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.)
  • Juliette sleeve, a long, tight sleeve with a puff at the top, inspired by fashions of the Italian Renaissance and named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine; popular from the Empire period through the 1820s in fashion, again in the late 1960s under the influence of Zeffirelli's film
  • Pagoda sleeve, a wide, bell-shaped sleeve popular in the 1860s, worn over an engageante or false undersleeve
  • Paned sleeve, a sleeve made in panes or panels, allowing a lining or shirt-sleeve to show through (16th and 17th centuries)
  • Poet sleeve, a long sleeve fitted from shoulder to elbow, and then flared (somewhat dramatically) from elbow to wrist (or sometimes mid-hand). Often features ruffles on the cuffs.
  • Puffed or puff sleeve, a short, full sleeve gathered at the top and bottom, now most often seen on wedding and children's clothing
  • Raglan sleeve, a sleeve that extends to the neckline
  • Set-in sleeve, a sleeve sewn into an armhole (armscye)
  • Two-piece sleeve, a sleeve cut in two pieces, inner and outer, to allow the sleeve to take a slight "L" shape to accommodate the natural bend at the elbow without wrinkling; used in tailored garments
  • Virago sleeve, a full "paned" or "pansied" sleeve gathered into two puffs by a ribbon or fabric band above the elbow, worn in the 1620s and 1630s.
  • 3/4 Length Sleeve, a sleeve which extends from the shoulder to a length mid-way between the elbow and the wrist. It was common in the United States in the 1950s and again 21st century.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ærme, muffe, bøsning, manchet, hylster, vindpose
v. tr. - sætte ærmer i

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    have noget i baghånden
  • roll up one's sleeves    smøge ærmerne op
  • sleeve note    bagsidetekst på grammofonplade

Nederlands (Dutch)
mouw, koker, hoes, mof

Français (French)
n. - manche, étui, pochette, boîtier (d'un CD), (Tech) chemise, gaine, manchon
v. tr. - (Cout) monter des manches

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    avoir qch en réserve
  • roll up one's sleeves    (lit, fig) retrousser ses manches
  • sleeve note    texte sur la pochette d'un disque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ärmel, Hülle, Muffe
v. - mit Ärmeln versehen, umhüllen

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    (etwas) in petto haben
  • roll up one's sleeves    die Ärmel hochkrempeln
  • sleeve note    Covertext

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μανίκι, χιτώνιο, περίβλημα, κάλυμμα δίσκου
v. - βάζω μανίκια, καλύπτω με περίβλημα

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    κρατώ πισινή
  • roll up one's sleeves    ανασκουμπώνομαι, (μτφ.) ετοιμάζομαι να συγκρουστώ ή να εργαστώ
  • sleeve note    κείμενο σε κάλυμμα δίσκου

Italiano (Italian)
fodero, manica, manicotto

idioms:

  • an ace/card/trick up one's sleeve    un asso nella manica
  • have (something) up one's sleeve    riservarsi una sorpresa
  • roll up one's sleeves    rimboccarsi le maniche
  • sleeve note    note di copertina
  • wear one's heart on one's sleeve    avere il cuore in mano, essere trasparente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - manga (f), casquilho (m), bucha (f), luva (f)
v. - cobrir com a manga, arregaçar a manga

idioms:

  • an ace/card/trick up one's sleeve    às escondidas
  • have (something) up one's sleeve    às escondidas, à mão, de reserva
  • roll up one's sleeves    arregaçar as mangas, preparar-se para trabalhar
  • sleeve note    cola (na escola)
  • wear one's heart on one's sleeve    ser emocionalmente transparente

Русский (Russian)
рукав, втулка, муфта, патрубок, конверт для грампластинки, пришивать рукава, вставлять (втулку), присоединять (при помощи муфты)

idioms:

  • an ace/card/trick up one's sleeve    иметь "козырь про запас"
  • have (something) up one's sleeve    иметь что-л. про запас, на всякий случай, скрывать что-л. до поры до времени
  • roll up one's sleeves    засучить рукава, приготовиться (к работе)
  • sleeve note    аннотация на конверте пластинки
  • wear one's heart on one's sleeve    не (уметь) скрывать своих чувстсв

Español (Spanish)
n. - estuche, manga, manguito, casquillo
v. tr. - proveer de mangas

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    tener en reserva, tener algo oculto, tener preparado
  • roll up one's sleeves    arremangarse, prepararse para pelear o trabajar
  • sleeve note    nota descriptiva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ärm, muff, foder, hylsa, fodral, omslag
v. - förse med ärmar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
袖子, 唱片套子, 袖套, 套筒, 套管, 给...装袖子, 给...装套筒

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    暗中有计划
  • roll up one's sleeves    卷起衣袖准备大干
  • sleeve note    唱片套上的说明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 袖子, 唱片套子, 袖套, 套筒, 套管
v. tr. - 給...裝袖子, 給...裝套筒

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    暗中有計劃
  • roll up one's sleeves    捲起衣袖準備大幹
  • sleeve note    唱片套上的說明

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소매 자락, (레코드의) 종이 케이스, 슬리브 (축 따위를 끼우는 쇠붙이)
v. tr. - ~에 소매를 달다, ~에 슬리브를 달다

idioms:

  • have something up one's sleeve    비밀스러운 계획이나 생각이 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 袖, ジャケット, 管

idioms:

  • an ace/card/trick up one's sleeve    最重要の情報を持っている, とっておきの切り札がある
  • have (something) up one's sleeve    …をひそかに用意する
  • sleeve note    レコードジャケットの説明文

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كم, ردن (فعل) يجعل للثوب ردنين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שרוול, שרוול-רוח, מעטפת-תקליט, נרתיק-ספר, גליל, תותב‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין שרוולים‬

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