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shirt-sleeve

or shirt·sleeve, shirt-sleeved, shirt-sleeves

[ shurt-sleev ]

adjective

  1. not wearing a jacket; informally dressed:

    a shirt-sleeve mob.

  2. warm enough to live or work in without wearing a jacket or coat:

    shirt-sleeve weather in November.

  3. simple, plain, and informal; direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc.:

    shirt-sleeve diplomacy.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of shirt-sleeve1

First recorded in 1560–70

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