sleevingn.
/ˈsliːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈslivɪŋ/ 1. The action of the vb; the putting or fastening of sleeves to a garment.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > other
tuckingc1440
sleeving1495
stenting1507
welting1508
furring1554
poignetting1555
bombasing1598
flouncing1766
fulling1810
goring1814
piping1825
slashing1834
collaring1865
gusseting1883
overtrimming1897
post-boarding1952
1495–6 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (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. Agriculture. A piece or ridge of ground on either side of a furrow. ? Obsolete.
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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > rib
rest-balk?1523
rig1639
rick1641
rib1670
sleeving1732
1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 162 Tho' a little sharp Ridge, or Sleeving be left, yet in a manner, this is near clean Ploughing.
1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 56 The Horses..treading hard on the sleevings of the Stitch, causes the Ground to lie flat.
3. A tubular covering for a cylindrical object, esp. of insulating material for an electric cable, etc.; material used for this purpose.
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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > material for other specific purposes
screen cloth1603
wadding1627
heading1650
fusive1678
graving stuff1702
pounce1728
railing1740
retarder1753
seating1790
shelving1817
bending1823
shafting1825
wedging1825
rubber sheet1842
facing1843
piston packing1857
sheathing1859
screeding1864
paint1875
sleeving1923
landfill1969
presoak1969
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > sleeves, coverings, or screens
spring box1696
jacket1815
faceplate1827
shoe1837
jacketing1842
splasher1848
splash-board1850
sleeve1865
shield1888
sleeving1923
mesh1926
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > encasing or sheathing > that which > tubular
sleeving1923
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > encasing or sheathing > that which > tubular > material used for
sleeving1923
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.
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