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Definition of Shirtsleeve
1. Noun. The sleeve of a shirt.
Definition of Shirtsleeve
1. Noun. The part of a shirt that covers the arms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shirtsleeve
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirtsleeve
Literary usage of Shirtsleeve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"shirtsleeve Oratory fI FHE shirtsleeve is the emblem of homely comfort, the symbol
of that stage of civilization in which "Ma" is a title of honor and the ..."
2. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1917)
"He had on his head a gray shirtsleeve, hanging over at the side. His pantaloons
were rolled up over the tops of his boots; on one leg only, I believe. ..."
3. The Limits of Socialism by Oswald Fred Boucke (1920)
"From shirtsleeve to shirtsleeve is but three generations, according to an old adage.
That does not seem to be true, and it certainly need not apply to the ..."
4. The Principles of Trade Co-operation by Robert Howard Bennett (1918)
"The Open "shirtsleeve diplomacy" through "the open Door door" is equally a wise
and up-to-date policy for business. Throw open the doors, let in the light ..."
5. Toil and Self by Edward A. ] Caswell (1900)
"... as they permitted enterprises which were of necessity large, but the homely
phrase that it was only "three generations from shirtsleeve to shirtsleeve", ..."
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