Sleave vs. Sleeve

Sleaveverb

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

Sleavenoun

The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.

Sleavenoun

Silk not yet twisted; floss.

Sleavenoun

The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.

Sleaveverb

To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; - a weaver's term.

Sleevenoun

The part of a garment that covers the arm.

Sleevenoun

A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.

Sleevenoun

A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.

Sleevenoun

A tattoo covering the whole arm.

Sleevenoun

A narrow channel of water.

Sleevenoun

sleave; untwisted thread.

Sleevenoun

(British Columbia) A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.

Sleevenoun

(US) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.

Sleevenoun

(electrical) A double tube of copper into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.

Sleeveverb

(magic tricks) To hide something up one's sleeve.

Sleevenoun

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

Sleevenoun

The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or a gown.

Sleevenoun

A narrow channel of water.

Sleevenoun

A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady another part, or to form a connection between two parts.

Sleevenoun

A double tube of copper, in section like the figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called a McIntire joint.

Sleeveverb

To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a coat.

Sleevenoun

the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm

Sleevenoun

small case into which an object fits

Sleeve

A sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf.