Definition of Sleeving

1. Verb. (present participle of sleeve) ¹

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Definition of Sleeving

1. sleeve [v] - See also: sleeve

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleeving

sleevefish
sleevehand
sleevehands
sleeveless
sleevelet
sleevelets
sleevelike
sleevemaker
sleevemakers
sleevemaking
sleevenotes
sleever
sleevers
sleeves
sleeves from one's vest
sleeving (current term)
sleevings
sleezier
sleeziest
sleezy
sleided
sleigh
sleigh bed
sleigh bell
sleighbell
sleighbells
sleighed
sleigher
sleighers
sleighest

Literary usage of Sleeving

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1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"It is used in the proverbial phrase, " sleeving hads out storming ;" addressed to those who are about to expose themselves to bad weather, as an excitement ..."

2. EMF Electrical Year Book by Electrical Trade Publishing Company (1921)
"sleeving is a braided tubing made either of asbestos fibers or cotton or silk ... Asbestos sleeving is largely used for Insulating conductor wires of arc ..."

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