shirtsleeve C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈʃɝːtˌsliːv/ UK /ˈʃɜːtsliːv/ See IPA manual Freq #219637 Meanings 1 noun the sleeve of a shirt He rolled up one shirtsleeve before washing the dishes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the sleeve of a shirt shirt sleeve Word family Forms shirt-sleevesshirtsleeves Related forms shirtsleeve Etymology A compound of shirt and sleeve, attested both as shirtsleeve and as the open form shirt sleeve. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shirtsleeve **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɝːtˌsliːv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɜːtsliːv/ **Frequency rank:** 219637 ## Meanings 1. the sleeve of a shirt ## Examples - He rolled up one shirtsleeve before washing the dishes. ## Synonyms - shirt sleeve ## Related Forms - shirt - sleeve ## Etymology A compound of shirt and sleeve, attested both as shirtsleeve and as the open form shirt sleeve. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown