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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sley

· IPA /sleɪ/
01 n. A weaver's reed.
  1. 1.
    A weaver's reed.
  2. 2.
    A guideway in a knitting machine.
  3. 3.
    The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained an equal number of ends.(Weaving)
02 v. t. To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.
  1. 1.
    To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid. See: Sleave, Sleid