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shirtsleeve
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1shirt·sleeve

noun \-ˌslēv\

Definition of SHIRTSLEEVE

: the sleeve of a shirt
— in one's shirtsleeves or in shirtsleeves
: wearing a shirt but no coat
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First Known Use of SHIRTSLEEVE

circa 1566

Rhymes with SHIRTSLEEVE

Abib, achieve, aggrieve, believe, bereave, cap sleeve, conceive, deceive, French leave, frost heave, Hoccleve, inweave, khedive, motive, naive, perceive, pet peeve, plain weave, qui vive, receive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, shore leave, sick leave, unreeve, unweave, upheave

2shirtsleeve

adjective \-ˌslēvz\\-ˌslēvd\

Definition of SHIRTSLEEVE

1
a : being without a coat <a shirtsleeve spectator>
b : calling for the removal of coats for the sake of comfort or efficiency <shirtsleeve weather>
2
: marked by informality and directness <shirtsleeve diplomacy>
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Variants of SHIRTSLEEVE

shirtsleeve also shirt·sleeves \-ˌslēvz\ or shirt·sleeved \-ˌslēvd\

First Known Use of SHIRTSLEEVE

1842

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