"sleeving" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleevings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sleeving (countable and uncountable, plural sleevings)
  1. (UK) Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sleeving-en-noun-QTZwGSZ8 Categories (other): British English

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sleeving
  1. present participle and gerund of sleeve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sleeve
    Sense id: en-sleeving-en-verb--shLTBKQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sleeving meaning in English (1.6kB)

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