noun
- tangled or knotted thread or yarn
Usage: archaic
verb
- to separate or divide into filaments
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The old tapestry was full of sleave that needed careful untangling.
- She worked patiently to sleave the silk threads.
- The weaver removed every bit of sleave from the fabric.
- He tried to sleave the rope into individual strands.
- The sleave made the yarn difficult to work with.
- They had to sleave the material before it could be used.