SLEY

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.]

2.
n.

A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight.

3.
v.

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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