sleevehand

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noun

The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband.

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Meanings

nounsleevehand (plural sleevehands)

plural sleevehands

  1. obsoleteThe part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband.

    you would think a / smock were a she-angel, he so chants to the sleevehand / and the work about the square on't.

    c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 4, scene 4

Origin

From sleeve + hand.

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APA

sleevehand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleevehand

MLA

“sleevehand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleevehand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleevehand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleevehand.

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