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sleeve

 (n): the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
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6 months ago chained_bear said:

"'Shall we make an attempt upon the D minor double sonata?' said Jack, 'and knit up the ravelled sleeve of care with sore labour's bath?'

"'By all means,' said Stephen. 'A better way of dealing with a sleeve cannot be imagined.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 48

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