SLEAVE


Meaning of SLEAVE in English

I. noun Etymology: 2~ Date: 1591 skein , II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English *sleven, from Old English -slǣfan to cut Date: circa 1628 to separate (silk thread) into filaments

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