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sleave.

To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/sliːv/
  1. To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.

Where this word comes from

Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).

noun/sliːv/
  1. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Silk not yet twisted; floss.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).

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