sleeving, vbl. n.
(ˈsliːvɪŋ)
[f. sleeve v.]
1. The action of the vb; the putting or fastening of sleeves to a garment.
| 1495–6 Rec. St. Mary at Hill (1905) 219 For new slevyng of vj awbis & for parelyng of iij. 1502 Privy Purse Exp. Eliz. of York (1630) 22 For upper bodyeng, sleving, and lynyng of a gowne of blake velvet. 1527 Dunmow Churchw. MS. 6 For sleuynge of an awbe. |
2. Agric. A piece or ridge of ground on either side of a furrow. ? Obs.
| 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farm. 56 The Horses..treading hard on the sleevings of the Stitch, causes the Ground to lie flat. 1759 ― Pract. Farmer Gloss. s.v. Combing, Tho' a little sharp Ridge, or Sleeving be left, yet in a Manure [? read manner], this is neat clean Ploughing. |
3. A tubular covering for a cylindrical object, esp. of insulating material for an electric cable, etc.; material used for this purpose.
| 1923 Wireless World 12 May 168/2, ½ lb. No. 20 tinned copper wire and a quantity of insulating sleeving of various colours. 1933 Electrician 10 Feb. 185/2 Woven sleevings, stockingettes or circular tapes of cotton or silk are varnished and used extensively for insulating wire connections of windings, radio sets,..etc. 1978 SLR Camera Nov. 31/3 Should it prove to be undersize, the best policy will be to use suitable piece of thin-walled aluminium tube (available from model shops) as sleeving. |