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seave

English

Etymology

From Old Norse sef, whence also Danish siv, Icelandic sef and Swedish säv (“club-rush”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i?v

Noun

seave (plural seaves)

  1. (Britain, dialect) A rush (the plant).
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
  2. (Britain, dialect) A wick made from this plant.

Derived terms

  • seavy

References

Anagrams

  • Eaves, eaves

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sleave

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Chambers 1908; needs cleanup.”)Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sli?v/
  • Homophones: sleeve, slieve

Verb

sleave (third-person singular simple present sleaves, present participle sleaving, simple past and past participle sleaved)

  1. (weaving) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.

Synonyms

  • sley

Noun

sleave (plural sleaves)

  1. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
  2. Silk not yet twisted; floss.

References

  • sleave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Veales, leaves, salvee, veales

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