'Sley' definitions:

Definition of 'Sley'

From: GCIDE
  • Sley \Sley\, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle['a]n to strike. See Slay, v. t.]
  • 1. A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A guideway in a knitting machine. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Weaving) 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.]

Definition of 'Sley'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]