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sleave (slēv)

noun

  1. Obsolete
    1. a fine silk thread separated from a large thread
    2. untwisted silk that tends to mat or tangle; floss
  2. Rare any tangle, as of ravelings

Etymology: < OE -slæfan, to separate; akin to slifan: see sliver

transitive verb sleaved, sleav′·ing

Obsolete to separate or pull apart (twisted or tangled threads)

Browse dictionary entries near sleave

  1. ‹ sld
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  5. ‹ SLBM
  6. ‹ slay
  7. ‹ slaw
  8. ‹ Slavophile
  9. ‹ Slavonic
  10. ‹ Slavonia
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