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   Sley , n. [AS. sl, fr. sleán to strike. See Slay, v. t.]
   A weaver's reed. [Spelt also slaie.]
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   A guideway in a knitting machine.
   Knight.
   
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   (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.
   
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2.       
   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.
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