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Word entry · 6 letters

sleeve

Best crossword clue

"Arm covering"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /sliːv/Part of speech nounSorted eeelsvStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

Word origin

From Middle English sleve, slefe, from Old English slīef and slīefe (“sleeve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sleeuwe (“sleeve”), West Frisian slúf, Dutch sloof (“apron”), Low German sluve, dialectal German Schlaube.

Used in a sentence

  • The sleeves on my coat are too long.
  • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
  • Even from Southhampton ' s shore through Wilts and Somerset The Attrebates in Bark unto the bank of Tames Betwixt the Celtic sleeve and the Sabrinian streams

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