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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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1,264 words match “SLE”

SLE v.
To slay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SLEAVE n. 3 definitions
Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk. Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care. Shak.
SLEAVED a.
Raw; not spun or wrought; as, sleaved thread or silk. Holinshed.
SLEAZINESS n.
Quality of being sleazy.
SLEAZY a.
Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin. [Spelt also slazy.]
SLED n. 3 definitions
A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.
SLEDDING n. 2 definitions
The act of transporting or riding on a sled.
SLEDGE n. 6 definitions
y turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled.
SLEE v.
To slay. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SLEEK a. 5 definitions
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as, sleek hair. Chaucer. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. Dryden.
SLEEKLY adv.
In a sleek manner; smoothly.
SLEEKNESS n.
The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and glossiness of surface.
SLEEKY a. 2 definitions
Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance. Thomson.
SLEEP n. 9 definitions
imp. of Sleep. Slept. Chaucer.
SLEEP-AT-NOON n.
A plant (Tragopogon pratensis) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard. Dr. Prior.
SLEEP-CHARGED a.
Heavy with sleep.
SLEEPER n. 9 definitions
One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.
SLEEPFUL a.
Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. -- Sleep"ful*ness, n.
SLEEPILY adv.
In a sleepy manner; drowsily.
SLEEPINESS n.
The quality or state of being sleepy.
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