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sley
or slay, sleigh
[ sley ]
noun
, plural sleys.
- the reed of a loom.
- the warp count in woven fabrics.
- British. the lay of a loom.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
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But Abimelech had not yet come nye her/ and therfore sayde: lorde wilt thou sley rightewes people?
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Wherfore they shall gather them selves together agaynst me & sley me/ and so shall I and my house be dystroyed.
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Than sayde Iuda to his brethrẽ/ what avayleth it that we sley oure brother/ and kepe his bloude secrett?
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Good sley-makers could always command high prices for their sleys.
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These serpents sley men, and eate them weeping, and they have no tongue.
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