"sleave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sliːv/ Forms: sleaves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”). Etymology templates: {{m|sv|slejf||a knot of ribbon}} slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), {{m|de|Schleife||a loop}} Schleife (“a loop”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sleave (countable and uncountable, plural sleaves)
  1. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sleave-en-noun-W8IV0oZZ
  2. Silk not yet twisted; floss. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sleave-en-noun-H4jeuwW5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 63 24

Verb

IPA: /sliːv/ Forms: sleaves [present, singular, third-person], sleaving [participle, present], sleaved [participle, past], sleaved [past]
Rhymes: -iːv Etymology: Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”). Etymology templates: {{m|sv|slejf||a knot of ribbon}} slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), {{m|de|Schleife||a loop}} Schleife (“a loop”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sleave (third-person singular simple present sleaves, present participle sleaving, simple past and past participle sleaved)
  1. (weaving) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads. Categories (topical): Weaving Synonyms: sley
    Sense id: en-sleave-en-verb-0aR9BITG Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving

Inflected forms

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