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sley

  [sley] noun, plural sleys, verb
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–noun
1. the reed of a loom.
2. the warp count in woven fabrics.
3. British. the lay of a loom.
–verb (used with object)
4. to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
Also, slay, sleigh.

Origin:
bef. 1050; ME sleye, OE slege weaver's reed; akin to D slag, G Schlag, ON slag, Goth slahs a blow; see slay
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Sley

Sley\, n. (Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained as equal number of ends. --E. Whitworth.

Sley

Sley\, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle['a]n to strike. See Slay, v. t.]

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

2. A guideway in a knitting machine. --Knight.

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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