sleeveless
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sleeveless
- /ˈsliːvlɪs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English slevelees, sleveles, from Old English slīeflēas (“sleeveless”), equivalent to sleeve + -less.
adjective sleaveless
- Of a garment, having no sleeves. She wore a short surcoat of scarlet, cut low around the shoulders, sleeveless, reaching just below her hips, like the tabards worn by medieval heralds. Over it she wore a laced-edged cotta.
- Wanting a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable; profitless; useless. a sleeveless errand
Translations
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adj of a garment, having no sleeves
| Español | sin mangas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 민소매 minsomae, 나시 nasi |
| Français | sans manches |
| Deutsch | ärmellos |
| Italiano | senza maniche |
| Ελληνικά | αμάνικος amánikos |
| Русский | безрука́вный bezrukávnyj |
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