01 n. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
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The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.“Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.” — Shak.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Sleave
/(slēv)/
· IPA /sliːv/
02 v. t. To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.
imp. & p. p.
Sleaved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleaving
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To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.