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Sleeve vs Sleeving - What's the difference?

sleeve | sleeving |

As nouns the difference between sleeve and sleeving

is that sleeve is the part of a garment that covers the arm while sleeving is (uk) hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.

As verbs the difference between sleeve and sleeving

is that sleeve is to fit a sleeve to while sleeving is .

sleeve

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of a garment that covers the arm.
  • The sleeves on my coat are too long.
  • A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
  • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
  • A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
  • A narrow channel of water.
  • * Drayton
  • the Celtic Sea, called oftentimes the Sleeve
  • sleave; untwisted thread.
  • (British Columbia) A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.
  • (label) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
  • * 2012 , Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012:
  • *:A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.
  • Derived terms

    * shirtsleeves * sleeveless

    Verb

    (sleev)
  • to fit a sleeve to
  • See also

    * raglan * thimble

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    sleeving

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.
  • *1996 , A.L. Brown, Vehicle Security Systems: Build Your Own Alarm and Protection Systems , page 50
  • *:Pull up the sleeving' along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the ' sleeving to make it shrink.