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elbow sleeve

elbow sleeve noun: a sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.

Noun

elbow sleeve (plural elbow sleeves)

  1. A sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.
    • She was a fresh, pretty woman, clad always in white with elbow sleeves.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening

Forms of elbow sleeve

pluralelbow sleeves

Questions about elbow sleeve

What does elbow sleeve mean?
Elbow sleeve means a sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.
What part of speech is elbow sleeve?
Elbow sleeve is a noun.
What is the plural of elbow sleeve?
The plural of elbow sleeve is elbow sleeves.

Words near elbow sleeve in the dictionary

  1. elbow rims
  2. elbow room
  3. elbow scissors
  4. elbow shake
  5. elbow shakes
  6. elbow sleeve
  7. elbow sleeves
  8. elbow tap
  9. elbow taps
  10. elbow to elbow
  11. elbow-chair

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