coarse tow

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• tow wheel — noun : a spinning wheel for making coarse tow yarn (as from flax fiber) …   Useful english dictionary

• Tow — (t[=o]), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. t[=o] a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v. t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tow — tow1 [tō] vt. [ME towen < OE togian < IE base * deuk , to pull > DUCT] 1. to pull by a rope or chain 2. to pull or drag behind n. 1. a towing or being towed 2. something towed 3 …   English World dictionary

• tow —    Coarse broken flax or hemp used as a binder in clay or plaster. Used also to smooth clay or ceramic bodies, especially after casting and before they are fired. (pr. toh) …   Glossary of Art Terms

• tow — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, a caravan, etc.) along by a rope, tow bar, etc. 2 pull (a person or thing) along behind one. n. the act or an instance of towing; the… …   Useful english dictionary

• tow — I. /toʊ / (say toh) verb (t) 1. to drag or pull (a boat, car, etc.) by means of a rope or chain. –noun 2. the act of towing. 3. the thing being towed. 4. a rope, chain, etc., for towing. 5. the state of being towed. –phrase 6. in tow, a. in the… …  

• Tow — In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to fibers, particularly carbon fibers (also called graphite).Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain, e.g. a 12K tow contains about… …   Wikipedia

• tow — {{11}}tow (n.) coarse, broken fibers of flax, hemp, etc., late 14c., probably from O.E. tow spinning (in towlic fit for spinning ), perhaps cognate with Gothic taujan to do, make, M.Du. touwen to knit, weave. {{12}}tow (v.) pull with a rope, O.E …   Etymology dictionary

• Tow — Cheap coarse hemp or flax for low quality spinning. Tow was bound on a *distaff which was carried by a woman on her way to the *pillory for punishment. To have tow on the distaff meant one had ample work. Cf. Distaff …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• tow — tow1 verb use a vehicle or boat to pull (another vehicle or boat) along. noun an act of towing. Phrases in tow 1》 (also on tow) being towed. 2》 accompanying or following someone. Derivatives towable adjective towage noun Origin …   English new terms dictionary

• tow cloth — noun or tow linen : a coarse heavy linen in 18th century use for clothing compare row III 3 …   Useful english dictionary