Sle"er (?), n. A slayer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Sleet (?), n. (Gun.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to
the trunnions.
Sleet, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. sl&?;z, sl&?;ze hailstone, G.
schlosse; of uncertain origin.] Hail or snow, mingled with rain,
usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.
Sleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sleeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeting.] To snow
or hail with a mixture of rain.
Sleetch (?), n. [Cf. Slush, Slutch.] Mud or slime, such as that at the
bottom of rivers. [Scot.]
Sleet"i*ness (?), n. The state of being sleety.
Sleet"y (?), a. Of or pertaining to sleet; characterized by sleet; as,
a sleety storm; sleety weather.
Sleeve (?), n. See Sleave, untwisted thread.
Sleeve, n. [OE. sleeve, sleve, AS. sl&?;fe, sl&?;fe; akin to sl&?;fan
to put on, to clothe; cf. OD. sloove the turning up of anything, sloven
to turn up one's sleeves, sleve a sleeve, G. schlaube a husk, pod.] 1.
The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve of a coat or
a gown. Chaucer.