SLEY

Meaning of SLEY in English

[ sleɪ ]

(also slay )

■ noun a tool used in weaving to force the weft into place.

Origin

OE slege ; related to slay 1 .

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SLEY — I. noun or slay or sleigh ˈslā ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sleye, slay, from Old English slege, literally, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEY — (v. t.) To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by …
Английский словарь Webster
SLEY — (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.
Английский словарь Webster
SLEY — (v. t.) A weaver's reed.
Английский словарь Webster
SLEY — (n.) The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided each dent in the reed in which it was …
Английский словарь Webster
SLEY — ( v. t. ) To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEY — ( v. t. ) A weaver's reed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEY — ( v. t. ) A guideway in a knitting machine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEY — /slay/ , n. , pl. sleys , v. n. 1. the reed of a loom. 2. the warp count in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEY — vt a weaver's reed. 2. sley ·vt a guideway in a knitting machine. 3. sley ·vt to separate or part …
Webster English vocab
SLEY — n. (also slay) a weaver's reed. [OE slege, rel. to SLAY(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SLEY — n. (also slay) a weaver's reed. [ OE slege, rel. to SLAY(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SLEY — n. (also slay) a weaver's reed. Etymology: OE slege, rel. to SLAY(1)
Oxford English vocab
SLEY — n. [Written also Slay .] Weaver's reed.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SLEY — (текстильное) батан (автомобильное) развал передних колес
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEY — = slay 1
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SLEY — (n) батан; развал передних колес
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SLEY — = slay 1
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SLEY — = slay 1
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SLEY — (текстильное) батан (автомобильное) развал передних колес
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLEYER — noun see sley II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STUDDLE — I. ˈstəd ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stodul sley of a loom, from Old English stōdla; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEIGH — I. ˈslā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch slee, alteration of slede, from Middle Dutch — more at sled 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAY — I. ˈslā verb ( slew -lü ; slain -lān ; slaying ; slays ) Etymology: Middle English slan, slen, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REEL — I. ˈrēl, esp before pause or consonant ˈrēəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEIDED — adjective Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by sleyed, past participle of sley ) (II) of sleaved, past part of sleave (I) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEID — (v. t.) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.
Английский словарь Webster
SLEAVE — (v. t.) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.
Английский словарь Webster
SLEID — ( v. t. ) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SLAY — — slayable , adj. — slayer , n. /slay/ , v. , slew, slain, slaying , n. v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SLEID — vt to sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.
Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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