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Meaning of hanging sleeve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A loose sleeve that hangs down from the arm, formerly worn particularly by children.

historical

Examples

“the uncontroul'd, Termagant Spirit, which has been since so conspicuously display'd, was visibly perceiv'd in the little Vixen when but in Hanging-Sleeves, she being even at those callow Years, haughty and impatient of Contradiction.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hanging stile hanging tree hanging valley hanging wall hanging wet bag hangingfly

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