[sleave] n [
[2]sleave] (1591) archaic: skein "sleep that knits up the raveled ~ of care --Shak."
[2]sleave vt [(assumed) ME sleven, fr. OE -slaefan to cut] (ca. 1628) obs: to separate (silk thread) into filaments
[sleave] n [
[2]sleave] (1591) archaic: skein "sleep that knits up the raveled ~ of care --Shak."
[2]sleave vt [(assumed) ME sleven, fr. OE -slaefan to cut] (ca. 1628) obs: to separate (silk thread) into filaments
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012