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polysleeve

polysleeve noun: a clear plastic sleeve, usually closed on two or three sides, often used to contain CDs, trading cards, first day covers and other collectables.

Noun

polysleeve (plural polysleeves)

  1. A clear plastic sleeve, usually closed on two or three sides, often used to contain CDs, trading cards, first day covers and other collectables.
    • It takes two $1.00 CDs and about 30-45 minutes for me to burn a couple of discs in the background while I am doing other things. Postage for 2 CDs in a .15 cent polysleeve is not even a dollar.2001 May 17, Michael Sheehan, “Re: U2 BOOTLEGS! LOTS OF ELEVATION SHOWS!!”, in alt.music.u2 (Usenet)

Forms of polysleeve

pluralpolysleeves

Origin of polysleeve

From poly- + sleeve (“protective jacket or case”).

Questions about polysleeve

What does polysleeve mean?
Polysleeve means a clear plastic sleeve, usually closed on two or three sides, often used to contain CDs, trading cards, first day covers and other collectables.
What part of speech is polysleeve?
Polysleeve is a noun.
What is the plural of polysleeve?
The plural of polysleeve is polysleeves.

Words near polysleeve in the dictionary

  1. polysingularity
  2. polysinusitis
  3. polysiphonic
  4. polysiphonous
  5. polysized
  6. polysleeve
  7. polysleeves
  8. polysomal
  9. polysomally
  10. polysomatic
  11. polysomatism

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