short sleeve

Summer shirt style

Short sleeve describes a garment sleeve that ends above the elbow, typically at or near the mid-upper arm.

As a noun, short sleeves refers to this style of garment: a short-sleeve shirt, He wore short sleeves to the interview.

The term contrasts with long sleeve, which extends to the wrist.

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warm weather · polo · golf course · breathable · arm · bare arms · warm · blouse · dress shirt · button down · lightweight · relaxed · bare · tee · comfortable · breezy · jersey · crew

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Opposites
sleeve length

short sleevelong sleeve

Garment arm to wrist

full sleeve · long-sleeved · three-quarter sleeve · bell sleeve · sleeveless

Family

short, sleeve, shorts, shorten, shortened, shortening, shorter, shortest, shortly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G