1949, United States. National Labor Relations Board,Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, page1155:
In May 1946 she received a post card to report for work with the Respondent as asleever. When she applied Superintendent Honig asked her if she was not a trimmer, and when she responded in the affirmative he told her that they had no work for her.
A vertical bar,elliptical incross section and tapered towards the end, used to shape the sleeve of a garment.
(in combination) A garment having sleeves of the specified kind.
2003, Rob Grunke,Bottle to Throttle: The Drinking Life of an Airline Captain:
The gravy stain on Ken's J .C. Penney short-sleever drew a lot of attention, like a fly on a wedding cake.