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sley

sley is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight.
  2. 2.To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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