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Definition of: sley
(slā) noun
1. The reed guiding the warp threads of a loom.
2. In knitting machines, a groove, slot, or bar for directing the action of a part.
—v.t. To separate and arrange the threads of (yarn) in a reed for weaving. ♦ Homophones: slay, sleigh. [OE slege]
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