sleave

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread. countable,uncountable
  2. Silk not yet twisted; floss. countable,uncountable
    — Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.
动词 v.
  1. To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.

词形变化

sleaves present,singular,third-person sleaving participle,present sleaved participle,past sleaved past sleaves plural

词源

词源 1
Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).
词源 2
Compare Danish slöife, a loose knot, Swedish slejf (“a knot of ribbon”), German Schleife (“a loop”).
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