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SHIRTSLEEVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shirtsleeve mean?
• SHIRTSLEEVE (noun)
The noun SHIRTSLEEVE has 1 sense:
1. the sleeve of a shirt
Familiarity information: SHIRTSLEEVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sleeve of a shirt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shirtsleeve" is a kind of...):
arm; sleeve (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)
Holonyms ("shirtsleeve" is a part of...):
shirt (a garment worn on the upper half of the body)
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