sley
nounDefinition of sley
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : a weaver's reed
b : a movable frame in a loom that carries the reed
2 : a guideway in a knitting machine
3 : the number of warp ends per inch in a cloth
4 : a device in a lace machine that contains small holes through which some warp ends pass and is used in selecting the pattern
sley
transitive verbDefinition of sley (Entry 2 of 2)
: to separate and arrange in a reed the threads of (the warp)
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