undersleeve

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noun

A sleeve worn underneath another, and visible through slashes or near the hand.

OriginEnglish sleeve ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

nounundersleeve (plural undersleeves)

plural undersleeves

  1. A sleeve worn underneath another, and visible through slashes or near the hand.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishsleeve
  13. Englishundersleeve

From under- + sleeve.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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