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The polite tube that smuggles your arm everywhere it doesn't want to be.
means The part of a garment that covers the arm, or by extension any tube-like cover that holds or protects something (a record sleeve, a wear sleeve).
from From Old English 'slefe' or 'sliefe,' a word tied to the root meaning 'to slip' or 'glide' — the sleeve being the thing your arm slips into. It's a cousin of the verb 'to slip' itself, and possibly related to Dutch 'sloof' (a covering). So at heart a sleeve is just a slot for slipping into, which explains why a record sleeve, a knife sleeve, and a shirt sleeve all share the name: each is a snug little passage you push something through.
- old slang
- To laugh up your sleeve means secret mockery
- vinyl rescue
- Record sleeves prevent scratches and store album art
- engineering
- Cylinder sleeves line engines to resist piston wear
- tattoo term
- A full-arm tattoo is literally called a sleeve
- naming origin
- Word shares roots with slip, meaning to slide on
apple watch — wearable device worn on the sleeve/wrist, launched 2015
kevlar sleeve — protective arm covering used by welders and metalworkers worldwide
phonograph record sleeve — paper jacket holding vinyl records, standard since 1939