SINCE 1828
sleave
noun
\ ˈslēv
\
\
Definition of sleave
(Entry 1 of 2)
archaic
: skein
sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care— William Shakespeare
sleave
verb
sleaved;
sleaving;
sleaves
Definition of sleave (Entry 2 of 2)
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