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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Cow Parsley :: Cow parsley () An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).
Sleave :: Sleave (v. t.) To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term..
Wesleyanism :: Wesleyanism (n.) The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect called Methodist; Methodism. See Methodist, n., 2..
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A weaver's reed.
Pusley :: Pusley (n.) Purslane.
Methodist :: Methodist (n.) One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the Holy Club, formed at Oxford University, A.D. 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles; -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties..
Apiol :: Apiol (n.) An oily liquid derived from parsley.
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.
Percely :: Percely (n.) Parsley.
Garnish :: Garnish (v. t.) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley..
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..
Sleid :: Sleid (v. t.) To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie..
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..
Cowweed :: Cowweed (n.) Same as Cow parsley.
Ache :: Ache (n.) A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, 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..
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (n.) One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.
Wesleyan :: Wesleyan (a.) Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.
Celery :: Celery (n.) A plant of the Parsley family (Apium graveolens), of which the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad..
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.
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