"shirt sleeve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shirt sleeves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shirt sleeve (plural shirt sleeves)
  1. The part of a shirt that covers an arm. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: shirtsleeve, shirt-sleeve Translations (the part of a shirt that covers the arm): Hemdsärmel [masculine] (German), Hamdsmeiw [feminine] (Plautdietsch)

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