Meaning & use
Sleaves
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Tangled or raw, unspun threads of silk.
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The weaver separated the sleaves before winding them onto the spindle.
Old textile guides describe cleaning and combing sleaves before dyeing.
A note on using this word
This archaic word appears famously in Shakespeare's Macbeth, describing sleep as 'the ravell'd sleave of care' that knits it back up.
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raw silk threads
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