Etymograph

English

sleevemaker

From sleeve + maker.

A compound of sleeve + maker

Middle English sleve ‘the sleeve as a repository for hidden items’

English sleeve

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun A tailor who specialises in making sleeves.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sleevemaker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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