Sleeve1. (n.) See untwisted thread.
2. (n.) The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown.
3. (n.) A narrow channel of water.
4. (n.) A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts.
5. (n.) A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel.
6. (n.) A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes.
7. (v. t.) To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat.
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