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Seaves vs Sleaves - What's the difference?

seaves | sleaves |

As a noun seaves

is .

As a verb sleaves is

(sleave).

seaves

English

Noun

(head)

    • sleaves

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sleave)

    • 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)