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sley |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sley \Sley\, n. (Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained as equal number of ends --E. Whitworth From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sley \Sley\, n. [AS. sl?, fr sle['a]n to strike. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. A weaver's reed. [Spelt also {slaie}.] 2. A guideway in a knitting machine. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sley \Sley\, v. t. To separate or part the threads of and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See {Sleave}, and {Sleid}.
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