shirtsleeve
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shirtsleeve — I. noun Date: circa 1566 the sleeve of a shirt II. adjective also shirtsleeves or shirtsleeved Date: 1842 1. a. being without a coat < a shirtsleeve spectator > b. calling for the removal of coat … New Collegiate Dictionary
shirtsleeve — shirt·sleeve (shûrtʹslēv ) n. 1. The sleeve of a shirt. 2. shirtsleeves The state of wearing no coat, jacket, or other outer garment over one s shirt: dined in shirtsleeves; balmy weather that had them down to their shirtsleeves. adj. 1. also… … Universalium
shirtsleeve — [[t]ʃɜ͟ː(r)tsliːv[/t]] shirtsleeves N COUNT: usu pl Shirtsleeves are the sleeves of a shirt. If a man is in shirtsleeves or in his shirtsleeves, he is wearing a shirt but not a jacket. He rolled up his shirtsleeves... Franklin went to work in his … English dictionary
shirtsleeve — noun the sleeve of a shirt. Phrases in (one s) shirtsleeves wearing a shirt with nothing over it. Derivatives shirtsleeved adjective … English new terms dictionary
shirtsleeve — /ˈʃɜtsliv/ (say shertsleev) noun 1. the sleeve of a shirt. –phrase 2. in shirtsleeves, wearing a shirt as one s outermost upper garment …
shirtsleeve — see from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations … Proverbs new dictionary
shirtsleeve — n. (usu. in pl.) the sleeve of a shirt. Phrases and idioms: in shirtsleeves wearing a shirt with no jacket etc. over it … Useful english dictionary
shirt·sleeves — ↑shirtsleeve … Useful english dictionary
shirtsleeved — adjective see shirtsleeve II … New Collegiate Dictionary
shirtsleeves — adjective see shirtsleeve II … New Collegiate Dictionary
