# sley

> English word · Noun · IPA /sleɪ/

## Definitions
1. Reed (of a loom).
2. A guideway in a knitting machine.
3. The number of warp ends per inch in the cloth.

## Etymology
From Middle English slay, from Old English slege.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sley