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sleaved

sleaved adjective: raw; not spun or wrought.

Adjective

sleaved (not comparable)

  1. Raw; not spun or wrought.
    • sleaved thread or silk
    • The cure is, with a fine small wiar little stronger then a Verginal wiar, and wrapt close about with a soft sleaved silk, and the point blunt and pliantness of the wiar will easily do;1695, Gervase Markham, A Way to get Wealth, page 133

Questions about sleaved

What does sleaved mean?
Sleaved means raw; not spun or wrought.
What part of speech is sleaved?
Sleaved is an adjective.

Words near sleaved in the dictionary

  1. Sleaford
  2. slean
  3. sleans
  4. Sleat
  5. sleave
  6. sleaved
  7. sleaves
  8. sleaving
  9. sleaze
  10. sleaze bucket
  11. sleaze buckets

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