Definition of sleave
archaic
: skein sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care — William Shakespeare
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Origin and Etymology of sleave
2sleave
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sleave
verb
Definition of sleave
obsolete
transitive verb
: to separate (silk thread) into filaments
Origin and Etymology of sleave
Middle English *sleven, from Old English -slǣfan to cut
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