A long full sleeve. Cf. poke sleeve n. at compounds. Now historical.

(See quot. 1538.) Obsolete.

a sleeve which extends to the wrist; also (frequently with hyphen) attributive, designating an item of clothing having sleeves of this type.

A particular kind of sleeve.

= pullings-out n. at pulling, n. 3a. Obsolete. rare.

A sleeve. Obsolete.

the sleeve of an item of clothing.

= sense 3.

A rounded mass of material such as may be formed by gathering in the edges tightly, or (in Needlework, Knitting, etc.) by the pattern of the…

a full, puffed sleeve; cf. sense 17a.

(see quot.).

a wide full sleeve, as though expanded by hoops.

a (usually short) sleeve gathered at the top and cuff and full in the middle.

a sleeve which does not reach below the elbow; also attributive.

hanging sleeve: a loose open sleeve hanging down from the arm; formerly worn by children and young persons. Hence hanging-sleeved adj.

With plural agreement. (See quot. 1694.)

(a) a sleeve like that of a jockey-coat; (b) a sleeve or free casing riding on a spindle or shaft, and carrying part of a train of mechanism; used…

a large bulging sleeve drawn in at the wrist or above (usually attributive).

A close-fitting sleeve buttoned at the wrist, or (later) from the wrist to the elbow; more fully Amadis sleeve. Now historical.

= gigot-sleeve n. at compounds.

Designating a sleeve which is full and loose around the upper arm but tight-fitting on the forearm and wrist. Chiefly in leg-of-mutton sleeve. Also…

a sleeve in a woman's dress made full and gathered in at the wrist like the lawn sleeves of an Anglican bishop.

= leg-of-mutton sleeve at leg of mutton, adj. 2.

= leg-of-mutton sleeve at leg of mutton, adj. 2.

a sleeve tight at the wrist and baggy above.

a funnel-shaped outer sleeve turned back to expose elaborate lining and an inner sleeve.

a style of sleeve popular in Paris under the First Empire, 1804–14.

(usually in plural) a full, loose-fitting flared sleeve, typically draping from the shoulder, being very wide at the bottom edge and often…

a sleeve reaching only to the elbow.

a form of sleeve for mantles, etc., suggestive of a sling for the arm.

A small sleeve. Also, a detachable sleeve used to protect the ordinary one from dirt or wear, or to give additional warmth.

= pagoda sleeve n. at compounds 2. rare.

a long sleeve flared at the lower edge.

A long Japanese robe with sleeves. Now frequently applied to a similar loose, wide-sleeved garment, fastened with a sash, and worn as a dressing…

In full, dolman sleeve. A sleeve that is much wider at the arm-hole than it is at the wrist.