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Seave vs Sleave - What's the difference?

seave | sleave |

As nouns the difference between seave and sleave

is that seave is (uk|dialect) a rush (the plant) while sleave is the knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.

As a verb sleave is

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

seave

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A rush (the plant).
    • (Halliwell)

    Derived terms

    * seavy

    References

    (Webster 1913)

    sleave

    English

    Verb

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

    • Synonyms

    * sley

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.
  • Silk not yet twisted; floss.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.
    (Webster 1913)