oversleeve

/ ˈəʊvəˌsliːv /

noun

a protective sleeve covering an ordinary sleeve

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The bodice, which became longer in the first reign, still retained the full belled oversleeve or the full puffed sleeve to the end of Mary's reign, also the same square neck shape with curved-up front, now often filled with silk quilted with pearls up to the neck.