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sleeveless

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sleeve  (slv)
n.
1. A part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm.
2. A case into which an object or device fits: a record sleeve.
tr.v. sleeved, sleev·ing, sleeves
To furnish or fit with sleeves or a sleeve.
Idiom:
up (one's) sleeve
Hidden but ready to be used: I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

[Middle English sleve, from Old English slf; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

sleeveless adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sleeveless - having no sleeves; "sleeveless summer dresses"
sleeved - made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination; "sleeved garments"; "short-sleeved"
2.sleeveless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
Translations
Spanish sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] adj [garment] → sin mangas
French sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] sleeve adj [garment] → sans manches
German sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] sleeve adj (garment) → ärmellos
Italian sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] adj [garment] → senza maniche

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It had been cried, to the sound of the trumpet, the preceding evening at all the cross roads, by the provost's men, clad in handsome, short, sleeveless coats of violet camelot, with large white crosses upon their breasts.
He was clothed in tight-fitting nether garments and a loose, sleeveless tunic that fell just below his hips, while his feet were shod in soft-soled sandals, the wrappings of which extended halfway to his knees, closely resembling a modern spiral military legging.
The result when completed was a sleeveless garment which fell nearly to his knees.
 
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