Definition of sley

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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..

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Parsley :: Parsley (n.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish..
Cowweed :: Cowweed (n.) Same as Cow parsley.
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..
Cow Parsley :: Cow parsley () An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A weaver's reed.
Garnish :: Garnish (v. t.) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley..
Conium :: Conium (n.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine..
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.
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..
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..
Sleid :: Sleid (v. t.) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie..
Slaie :: Slaie (n.) A weaver's reed; a sley.
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (a.) Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
Chisley :: Chisley (a.) Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.
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..
Apiol :: Apiol (n.) An oily liquid derived from 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..
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley..
Percely :: Percely (n.) Parsley.
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