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Sleave

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005350

To separate or untwist threads or fibers from a larger mass, often referring to the process of disentangling silk or other fine filaments. This action prepares the individual strands for further processing, such as weaving or spinning. The term can also refer to the tangled mass of threads itself.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005350
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
Synonymssley
See alsoSley
TranslationsGerman: Fäden trennen; Spanish: separar hilos; French: détisser
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005350",
  "term": "Sleave",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To separate or untwist threads or fibers from a larger mass, often referring to the process of disentangling silk or other fine filaments. This action prepares the individual strands for further processing, such as weaving or spinning. The term can also refer to the tangled mass of threads itself.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sley"
  ],
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "see_also": [
    "sley"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fäden trennen",
    "es": "separar hilos",
    "fr": "détisser"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/sleave/"
}

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