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The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown. Chaucer.

Having sleeves; furnished with sleeves; -- often in composition; as, long-sleeved.

A squid.

The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband. [Obs.] Shak.

Having no sleeves.

A wide sleeve, once worn by women.

The sleeve below the elbow.

A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and an inner sleeve.

A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,

Of the color of buff. Buff coat, a close, military outer garment, with short sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering. -- Buff jerkin, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward, one of cloth of a…

f metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset. Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, Is all that makes her thus angelical. Marston.

A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash.

A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips. See Cloak.

A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves.

A distinguishing mark, above the elow, on the sleeve of a noncommisioned officer's coat.

The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook.

A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.

A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women.

d and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.

A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand. Crabb.