Meaning

3 senses

  1. Reed (of a loom).

  2. A guideway in a knitting machine.

  3. The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.

Origin

From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.

From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.

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Forms

plural: sleys
Singularsley
Pluralsleys

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
sett

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sleuthslewsliceA2slick
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