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Sley

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Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Sleyn. [AS. sl, fr. sleán to strike. See Slay, v. t.].
  •  A weaver's reed.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A guideway in a knitting machine.  Knight.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was made contained an equal number of ends.  E. Whitworth.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sleyv. t. 
     To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Sley, n. (also slay) a weaver's reed.

Etymology
OE slege, rel. to SLAY(1)

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