Shirtsleeve Definition

shûrtslēv
shirtsleeves, shirt-sleeves
noun
Either sleeve, esp. a long sleeve, of a shirt.
Webster's New World
The state of wearing no coat, jacket, or other outer garment over one's shirt.
Dined in shirtsleeves; balmy weather that had them down to their shirtsleeves.
American Heritage
adjective
In one's shirtsleeves.
Webster's New World
Dressed without a coat.
Shirtsleeve spectators; a shirtsleeved orchestra.
American Heritage
Calling for the removal of a coat or jacket; not requiring a coat or jacket for comfort.
Shirtsleeve weather; a shirtsleeves picnic.
American Heritage
Suitable for being in one's shirtsleeves.
Shirtsleeve weather.
Webster's New World
Marked by informality or straightforwardness.
Shirtsleeve politics; a shirtsleeves conference.
American Heritage
idiom
in one's shirtsleeves
  • not wearing a coat, jacket, etc. over one's shirt
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shirtsleeve

Noun

Singular:
shirtsleeve
Plural:
shirtsleeves

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shirtsleeve

  • in one's shirtsleeves

Shirtsleeve Sentence Examples

  • He wiped his mouth on his shirtsleeve and turned his toothless grin on Royce.

  • I'll take you to the hospital, She wiped her eyes with her shirtsleeve and stared up at him.

  • She removed her sombrero and mopped her forehead with the rolled up portion of her shirtsleeve.

  • She dashed the tears from her eyes with her shirtsleeve.

  • She wiped the tears from her cheeks with a shirtsleeve, feeling like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

EVEEVE

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