"shirt sleeves" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} shirt sleeves
  1. plural of shirt sleeve Tags: form-of, plural Form of: shirt sleeve Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-shirt_sleeves-en-noun-0JxtJmdG Disambiguation of Clothing: 51 33 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 15 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 62 22 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 69 14 17

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} shirt sleeves pl (plural only)
  1. Preceded by in: wearing only a shirt without a coat, jacket, or comparable protective covering over it. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: shirt-sleeves, shirtsleeves
    Sense id: en-shirt_sleeves-en-noun-9JEF8UOy
  2. (by extension) A working-class socioeconomic status (not requiring a professional business jacket). Tags: broadly, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-shirt_sleeves-en-noun-rWv11TjH

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