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shirtsleeve

/ ˈʃɜːtˌsliːv /

noun

  1. the sleeve of a shirt
  2. in one's shirtsleeves
    not wearing a jacket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Dry off the exterior with a towel or clean cloth, even your shirtsleeve — anything that’s absorbent.

The green-eyed 20-year-old Queen sat next to the Shah on a divan while he sat in his shirtsleeves telling the story of the flight.

The leaders are expected to be dressed in shirtsleeves without ties for the private portions of Friday’s Camp David meetings.

Her actions reminded me of my own condition, and I wiped at my face with my shirtsleeve.

New Year’s brought shirtsleeve weather to the U.S.

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