shirt-sleeve
or shirt·sleeve, shirt-sleeved, shirt-sleeves
[ shurt-sleev ]
/ ˈʃɜrtˌsliv /
adjective
not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
warm enough to live or work in without wearing a jacket or coat: shirt-sleeve weather in November.
simple, plain, and informal; direct and straightforward in approach, manner, etc.: shirt-sleeve diplomacy.
Origin of shirt-sleeve
First recorded in 1560–70
Words nearby shirt-sleeve
shirt,
shirt front,
shirt jacket,
shirt-dress,
shirt-lifter,
shirt-sleeve,
shirt-stud abscess,
shirt-tail,
shirtband,
shirtdress,
shirting
Example sentences from the Web for shirtsleeve
British Dictionary definitions for shirtsleeve
shirtsleeve
/ (ˈʃɜːtˌsliːv) /
noun
the sleeve of a shirt
in one's shirtsleeves
not wearing a jacket