Definition of "shirtsleeves" []

• Plural form of shirtsleeve. (noun)
• Without special protection, in street clothes. (noun)

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• "I thought the Right was all about protocol, seeing as how upset many of them were that OUR President was in shirtsleeves in the Oval Office."
• "But from Albuquerque to Richmond, Virginia, the overall scene is similar: President Obama, standing in shirtsleeves with a cordless microphone, talking to a small crowd of people."
• "Ben is in shirtsleeves, Tiffany's in a checked skirt."