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sleeveless errand

sleeveless errand noun: synonym of fool's errand.

Noun

sleeveless errand (plural sleeveless errands)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of fool's errand.
    • […] I would faine ſee them meet; that that ſame yong Troian aſſe, that loues the whore there, might ſend that Greekiſh whore-maiſterly villaine, with the Sleeue, backe to the diſſembling luxurious drabe, of a ſleeueleſſe errant.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • No ſir, I intend to ſend you of a ſleeveleſſe errand; […]1626 February 1 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), John Fletcher [et al.], “The Faire Maide of the Inne”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey...
    Synonyms:
    fool's errand

Synonyms of sleeveless errand

Forms of sleeveless errand

pluralsleeveless errands

Questions about sleeveless errand

What does sleeveless errand mean?
Sleeveless errand means synonym of fool's errand.
What part of speech is sleeveless errand?
Sleeveless errand is a noun.
What is the plural of sleeveless errand?
The plural of sleeveless errand is sleeveless errands.

Words near sleeveless errand in the dictionary

  1. sleevehand
  2. sleevehands
  3. sleeveholder
  4. sleeveholders
  5. sleeveless
  6. sleeveless errand
  7. sleeveless errands
  8. sleevelessly
  9. sleevelessness
  10. sleevelet
  11. sleevelets

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