What's the difference between sleave and sleaved?

Sleave


Definition:

  • (n.) The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
  • (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
  • (v. t.) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) My daughter was eating the sleaves of her cardigan because was so afraid.

Sleaved


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Sleave
  • (a.) Raw; not spun or wrought; as, sleaved thread or silk.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) My daughter was eating the sleaves of her cardigan because was so afraid.

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