2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sley \Sley\, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle['a]n to strike. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. A weaver's reed. [Spelt also {slaie}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A guideway in a knitting machine. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. (Weaving) 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. --E. Whitworth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}. [1913 Webster]
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