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record sleeve

record sleeve

1 3.9
A paper or cardboard cover that protects a vinyl record
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərd sliːv/
translation icon : fundas de disco
  • He carefully placed the record sleeve back into the protective plastic cover.

Examples

  • It was for a picture Of you on a record sleeve.

  • There are liner notes, sure, but those come as a PDF, and anyway that 5x5 pamphlet doesn't exactly carry the weight of a record sleeve, so what is there to draw me to it?

    Blog text (4)
  • Larkin has told on a record sleeve the now familiar story of how he first sent the book in as Various Poems, but "Hartley disliked the title" -- George Hartley being the owner of the Marvell Press at Hull, whose first book publication this was going to be.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The vintage record sleeve protected the vinyl from scratches and dust.

  • She admired the artwork on the record sleeve before playing the album.

Synonyms

sleeve
vsrecord sleeve
32 2.7

A cover that protects things like records or cables

is specific to storing and protecting vinyl discs rather than any object
record cover
vsrecord sleeve
3.0

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

focuses more on storing and protecting the disc than on a snug fit
record jacket
vsrecord sleeve
5.3

A cover for a vinyl record that protects it and shows the album art

is the more general paper or cardboard storage form for the disc

How Protective

record sleeve
1 3.9

Surface Forms

record sleeve singular

Morphology

record + sleeve

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'record sleeve' is literally the sleeve (protective cover) for a record, so a learner who knows 'record' (vinyl disc) and 'sleeve' (protective cover) can infer the compound meaning. This noun-noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Record sleeve comes from the image of a thin paper or card sleeve you slide a record into, like a little coat that keeps dust and scratches away. That's why it means 'a cover that protects a vinyl record'.