sleave
sleave · sleaves
The knotted or entangled part of silk or threadThe knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
/sliːv/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
(countable, uncountable)Silk not yet twisted; floss.
Origin
Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).
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