Definitions for sley

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Spelling: [sley]

IPA: /sleɪ/

Sley is a 4 letter English word.

You can make 33 anagrams from letters in sley (elsy).

Definitions for sley

noun

1. the reed of a loom.
2. the warp count in woven fabrics.
3. British. the lay of a loom.

verb (used with object)

1. to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.

Origin of sley

before 1050; Middle English sleye, Old English slege weaver's reed; akin to Dutch slag, German Schlag, Old Norse slag, Gothic slahs a blow; see slay

Examples for sley

Than sayde Iuda to his brethrẽ/ what avayleth it that we sley oure brother/ and kepe his bloude secrett?

Wherfore they shall gather them selves together agaynst me & sley me/ and so shall I and my house be dystroyed.

The threads of the filling are beaten up by the reed, or sley, which is placed in the lay.

Her nerveless hands loosened their clasp upon the sley and it fell to the ground, clattering on the protruding roots of the trees.