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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
sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] ADJsin mangas

sleeveless [ˈsliːvləs] adj [garment] → sans manches
sleeve note n (British) texte de présentation figurant sur la pochette d'un disque

sleeveless
adjärmellos

sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] adj (garment) → senza maniche
sleeveless [ˈsliːvlɪs] adj (garment) → senza maniche

sleeveless بدون أكمام bez rukávů ærmeløs ärmellos αμάνικος sin mangas hihaton sans manche bez rukava smanicato 袖なしの 소매가 없는 mouwloos ermeløs bez rękawów sem manga, sem mangas не имеющий рукавов ärmlös ไม่มีแขนเสื้อ kolsuz không tay 无袖的


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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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