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• yarn — /yahrn/, n. 1. thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving. 2. a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc. 3. the thread, in the form of a loosely twisted aggregate of fibers, as of hemp,… …   Universalium

• Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn …   Wikipedia

• yarn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gearn; akin to Old High German garn yarn, Greek chordē string, Latin hernia rupture, Sanskrit hira band Date: before 12th century 1. a. a continuous often plied strand composed of either natural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• yarn — [[t]yɑrn[/t]] n. 1) tex thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving 2) tex a continuous strand or thread made from glass, metal, plastic, etc 3) tex an aggregate of fibers, as of hemp, that forms one of the small… …   From formal English to slang

• continuous industry — noun : an industry in which most of the material is received at one point from which successive operations turn it into a finished product (as yarn spinning and paper manufacture) …   Useful english dictionary

• spun yarn — noun (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together • Topics: ↑seafaring, ↑navigation, ↑sailing • Hypernyms: ↑small stuff * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• spun yarn — spun′ yarn′ n. 1) tex yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand 2) naut. navig. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• spun yarn — 1. yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand. 2. Naut. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …   Universalium

• glass yarn — noun : yarn composed of glass fibers twisted from continuous filament strands or from staple fiber sliver …   Useful english dictionary

• knitting — /nit ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that knits. 2. the act of forming a fabric by looping a continuous yarn. 3. knitted work. 4. stick or tend to one s knitting, a. to mind one s own business: Don t worry about my work just tend to your …   Universalium

• spinning — spinningly, adv. /spin ing/, n. 1. Textiles. a. the act or process of converting staple or short lengths of fiber, as cotton or rayon, into continuous yarn or thread. b. the extrusion of a solution of fiber forming substances through holes in a… …   Universalium