sleftadj.
rare.† 1. Slashed, cut. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > cutting > [adjective] > cut
hacked?1440
ripped1552
bemangled1570
cut1594
woundedc1595
haggled1598
incised1598
gashed1602
hackled1611
carbonadoeda1616
gashya1625
sleft1627
mangled1779
haggly1825
1627 M. Drayton Battaile Agincourt 57 Here a sleft shoulder, there a clouen scull.
2. sleft silk n. sleaved silk.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > silk > sleave silk > sleaved silk
slived silk1548
sleaved silk1587
sleave1605
sliven silk1688
sleft silk1752
floss silk1760
floss1871
1752 tr. Gemelli-Careri's Voy. round World iv. i. viii. (Churchill) Some being of a cane colour,..others yellow, but soft as any sleft silk.
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