The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sleaving
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.
Wiktionary
sleaving
vb. (present participle of sleave English)
Usage examples of "sleaving".
The peeling paint hanging in long dry sleavings down the columns and from the buckled soffits.