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Webster 1913 Edition

Sley

Sley

,
Noun.
[AS.
sl[GREEK]
, fr.
sleán
to strike. See
Slay
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
A weaver’s reed.
[Spelt also
slaie
.]
2.
A guideway in a knitting machine.
Knight.

Sley

,
Verb.
T.
To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; – a term used by weavers. See
Sleave
, and
Sleid
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sley

SLEY

,
Noun.
A weaver's reed. [See Sleave and Sleid.]

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