sley

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Webster's Dictionary (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.]

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]
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