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sley
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Sleyverb
To part or twist into threads.
Why art thou then exasperate, thou immaterial skein of sley ’d silk? William Shakespeare.
Webster Dictionary
Sleyverb
a weaver's reed
Sleyverb
a guideway in a knitting machine
Sleyverb
to separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid
Etymology: [AS. sl, fr. slen to strike. See Slay, v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sley
slā, n. the reed of a weaver's loom. [A.S. slǽ—sleán, to strike.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sley in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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