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  • 21Anthony Weaver — Infobox NFLactive currentteam=Houston Texans currentnumber=98 currentposition=Defensive end |birthdate=birth date and age|1980|07|28 birthplace=Abilene, Texas heightft=6 heightin=3 weight=280 debutyear=2002 debutteam=Baltimore Ravens… …

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  • 22sley — n. (also slay) a weaver s reed. Etymology: OE slege, rel. to SLAY(1) * * * /slay/, n., pl. sleys, v. n. 1. the reed of a loom. 2. the warp count in woven fabrics. 3. Brit. the lay of a loom. v.t. 4 …

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  • 23sley — /slay/, n., pl. sleys, v. n. 1. the reed of a loom. 2. the warp count in woven fabrics. 3. Brit. the lay of a loom. v.t. 4. to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given… …

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  • 24bheredh- —     bheredh     English meaning: to cut; board     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden”     Note: Root bheredh : “to cut; board” derived from Root bhereĝh : “high; mountain, *sharp” [common Illyr. balt ĝh > dh phonetic mutation].     Material:… …

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  • 25slaie — Sley Sley, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle[ a]n to strike. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. A weaver s reed. [Spelt also {slaie}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. (Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth,… …

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  • 26Sley — Sley, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle[ a]n to strike. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. A weaver s reed. [Spelt also {slaie}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A guideway in a knitting machine. Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. (Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth, provided… …

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  • 27Reel — (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre[ o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a weaver s reed or sley.] 1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler s reel; …

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  • 28Reel oven — Reel Reel (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre[ o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a weaver s reed or sley.] 1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an… …

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  • 29Slaie — Slaie, n. [See {Sley}.] A weaver s reed; a sley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30reel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēol; akin to Old Norse hræll weaver s reed, Greek krekein to weave Date: before 12th century 1. a revolvable device on which something flexible is wound: as a. a small windlass at the butt of… …

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