elbow sleeve

noun

A sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.

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Meanings

nounelbow sleeve (plural elbow sleeves)

plural elbow sleeves

  1. A sleeve on an item of clothing that reaches only to the elbow.

    She was a fresh, pretty woman, clad always in white with elbow sleeves.

    1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening
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APA

elbow sleeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20sleeve

MLA

“elbow sleeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20sleeve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elbow sleeve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elbow%20sleeve.

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