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undersleeve

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un⋅der⋅sleeve

[uhn-der-sleev]
–noun
a separate sleeve worn under the sleeve of a dress and visible through it or extending beyond it.

Origin:
1540–50; under- + sleeve
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un·der·sleeve   (ŭn'dər-slēv')   
n.  
  1. A sleeve worn under another.

  2. An ornamental sleeve worn under another sleeve, designed to extend below or show through slashes in the outer sleeve.

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