sleeveholder

English

Alternative forms

• sleeve holder
• sleeve-holder

Etymology

From sleeve +‎ holder.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sleeveholder (plural sleeveholders)

1. A band made of fabric, elastic or coiled wire worn on the upper arm to hold the shirtsleeve up and prevent the cuff from protruding too far out of the jacket sleeve.
   • 1914 July 17, Fred C. Kelly, “Statesmen, Real and Near”, in Duluth Evening Herald:

     He resolved to make himself just as neat and attractive as possible. So he went straightway to a notion store and bought himself the finest pair of nickel-plated coiled wire sleeveholders they had in stock.

   • 1920, Earl Wayland Bowman, chapter 10, in The Ramblin’ Kid‎^[1], New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 144:

     The sleeves of the shirt were too long. A pair of sky-blue, rosette-fastened, satin ribbon sleeve-holders above his elbows kept the cuffs from slipping over his hands.

   • 1954 March 2, Henry McLemore, “Hank Dead Set Against Trend of ‘Fixing’ Things for Home”, in The Times News:

     There was a time when a man’s home was his castle. He could return at the end of a trying day’s work, take off his sleeve holders, stretch out on the couch, and relax.