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sleeving

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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.

sleeving [ˈsliːvɪŋ]
n
(Electronics) Electronics chiefly Brit tubular flexible insulation into which bare wire can be inserted US and Canadian name spaghetti


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