'Hippocrates' sleeve' definitions:
Definition of 'Hippocrates' sleeve'
From: GCIDE
- Hippocrates \Hip*poc"ra*tes\, n. A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 b. c. [1913 Webster]
- Hippocrates' sleeve, a conical strainer, made by stitching together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth, esp. flannel of linen. [1913 Webster]