sley
Meanings
noun
- Reed (of a loom).
- A guideway in a knitting machine.
- The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
verb
- To separate or part warp threads and arrange them in a reed.
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Etymology
From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.
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