noun
Meaning 1
Reed (of a loom).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sley
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
/sleɪ/
noun
Meaning 2
A guideway in a knitting machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sett
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To separate or part warp threads and arrange them in a reed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.