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sleeve

sleeve \'sle-v\ \'sle-vd\ \'sle-v-l*s\ n [ME sleve, fr. OE sli-efe; akin to 
   OE sle-fan to slip (]clothes) on, slu-pan to slip, OHG sliofan, L lubricus 
   slippery 1a: a part of a garment covering an arm  1b: SLEEVELET  2: a 
   tubular machine part designed to fit over another part (as a hollow ax le 
   or a bushing) - sleeved aj