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1 separate into filaments
Макаров: измочаливать, измочалитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > separate into filaments
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sleave — I. ˈslēv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English sleven, from (assumed) Old English slǣfan to cut (whence tōslǣfan to cut up); akin to Old English tōslīfan to split more at slive transitiv … Useful english dictionary
sleave — /sleev/, v., sleaved, sleaving, n. v.t. 1. to divide or separate into filaments, as silk. n. 2. anything matted or raveled. 3. a filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread. 4. a silk in the form of such filaments. [1585 95; OE… … Universalium
sleave — [[t]sliv[/t]] v. sleaved, sleav•ing, n. 1) tex to divide or separate into filaments, as silk 2) anything matted or raveled 3) tex a filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread 4) tex a silk in the form of such filaments, esp. a floss … From formal English to slang
sleave — /sliv/ (say sleev) verb (t) (sleaved, sleaving) 1. to divide or separate into filaments, as silk. –noun 2. a filament of silk obtained by separating a thicker thread. 3. a silk in the form of such filaments. 4. Poetic, Literature anything matted… …
sleave — n. anything tangled, especially thread; v.t. disentangle; separate into filaments … Dictionary of difficult words
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