sley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Reed (of a loom).
  2. A guideway in a knitting machine.
  3. The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
verb
  1. To separate or part warp threads and arrange them in a reed.

Pronunciation

/sleɪ/

Word forms

sley sleys sleying sleyed slay

Etymology

From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.

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