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sleave - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sleave'

English

Verb

(sleav)
  • (weaving) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.
  • Synonyms

    * sley

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
  • Silk not yet twisted; floss.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.
    (Webster 1913)