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sleeveholder

sleeveholder noun: a band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve.

Noun

sleeveholder (plural sleeveholders)

  1. A band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve.
    • He resolved to make himself just as neat and attractive as possible. So he went straightway to a notion store and bought himself the finest pair of nickel-plated coiled wire sleeveholders they had in stock.1914 July 17, Fred C. Kelly, “Statesmen, Real and Near”, in Duluth Evening Herald
    • The sleeves of the shirt were too long. A pair of sky-blue, rosette-fastened, satin ribbon sleeve-holders above his elbows kept the cuffs from slipping over his hands.1920, Earl Wayland Bowman, chapter 10, in The Ramblin’ Kid, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 144

Forms of sleeveholder

pluralsleeveholders
alternative formsleeve holder
alternative formsleeve-holder

Origin of sleeveholder

From sleeve + holder.

Questions about sleeveholder

What does sleeveholder mean?
Sleeveholder means a band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve.
What part of speech is sleeveholder?
Sleeveholder is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeveholder?
The plural of sleeveholder is sleeveholders.

Words near sleeveholder in the dictionary

  1. sleevefaces
  2. sleeveful
  3. sleevefuls
  4. sleevehand
  5. sleevehands
  6. sleeveholder
  7. sleeveholders
  8. sleeveless
  9. sleeveless errand
  10. sleeveless errands
  11. sleevelessly

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