Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sleeve of a shirt.
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- adjective Describing an
informal ,relaxed appearance or approach, particularly in business.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She had come back to his side, and she saw him double his arm at the elbow, the biceps crawling under his shirt-sleeve and swelling into a knot of muscle, heavy and hard.
Chapter 26 2010
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"You've no call to be flingin 'names about," he added, defiantly, wringing out his shirt-sleeve, wet from rescue of the oar.
CHAPTER I 2010
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He rolled up his shirt-sleeve and compared the white underside if the arm with his face.
Chapter 4 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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In fact one of the astronomers interviewed by the Associated Press said that for a good portion of the time it would feature "shirt-sleeve weather."
James Napoli: They've Found a New Habitable Planet! Finally, We Can Destroy This One. James Napoli 2010
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