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Sleaved

Sleave \Sleave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sleaved (sl[=e]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Sleaving.] To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.

Sleaved

Sleaved \Sleaved\ (sl[=e]vd), a. Raw; not spun or wrought; as, sleaved thread or silk.
--Holinshed.

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sleaved

a. Raw; not spun or wrought.