Dictionary![]() ![]() sleavePronunciation: (slēv), [key] —v., sleaved, sleav•ing, —n. —v.t. to divide or separate into filaments, as silk. —n. 1. anything matted or raveled. 2. a filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread. 3. a silk in the form of such filaments. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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