Definition of sley

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Sley (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.

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Ache :: Ache (n.) A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley..
Ranter :: Ranter (n.) One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt..
Sleave :: Sleave (v. t.) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term..
Umbelliferous :: Umbelliferous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples..
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.
Slaie :: Slaie (n.) A weaver's reed; a sley.
Percely :: Percely (n.) Parsley.
Reed :: Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley..
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A weaver's reed.
Parsley :: Parsley (n.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish..
Lyonnaise :: Lyonnaise (a.) Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley.
Celery :: Celery (n.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad..
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (n.) One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid..
Cowweed :: Cowweed (n.) Same as Cow parsley.
Apiol :: Apiol (n.) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (a.) Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
Caraway :: Caraway (n.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative..
Chisley :: Chisley (a.) Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.
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