shirt sleeve

Definitions

The part of a shirt that covers an arm.

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Examples

“But Dick's necessity of behaving as he did was a projection of some submerged reality: he was compelled to walk⟳ there, or stand⟳ there, his shirt-sleeve fitting his wrist and his coat sleeve encasing his shirt-sleeve like⟳ a sleeve valve, his collar moulded plastically to his neck, his red hair cut⟳ exactly, his hand holding his small briefcase like⟳ a dandy—just as another man once found it necessary to stand⟳ in front of a church in Ferrara, in sackcloth and ashes.”

“By far the most important fitting issue⟳ for sleeves, whether for a woman's shirt or a man's, is length, and that's probably the only part of the shirt sleeve that's bothered you if it wasn't right.”

“There are certain types of sleeving that are difficult to perform⟳ with the shirt sleeves down, and it is difficult and risky to attempt⟳ sleeving while wearing a shirt with "French" cuffs.”

“He used to bowl slow left arm, round the wicket, and he always had his shirt sleeves loose – flapping all over the place⟳.”

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