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1 wool
[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) ull- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) ullar(nær)föt- pull the wool over someone's eyes -
2 hank
[hæŋk](a coil or loop of rope, wool, string etc: hanks of knitting-wool.) hespa; hönk -
3 strand
I [strænd] II [strænd] noun(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) þáttur, þráður -
4 knit
[nit]past tense, past participle - knitted; verb1) (to form (a garment) from yarn (of wool etc) by making and connecting loops, using knitting-needles: She is teaching children to knit and sew; She knitted him a sweater for Christmas.) prjóna2) ((of broken bones) to grow together: The bone in his arm took a long time to knit.) gróa saman•- knitter- knitting
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5 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) lykkja, saumur, (nál)spor2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) tiltekin aðferð; -prjón, -saumur3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) hlaupastingur2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) sauma, staga í- in stitches
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6 tangle
['tæŋɡl] 1. noun(an untidy, confused or knotted state: The child's hair was in a tangle.) flækja2. verb(to make or become tangled: Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting.) flækja- tangled- tangle with -
7 yarn
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wool - woollen - woolly — ◊ wool Wool is the hair that grows on sheep and some other animals. Wool is also the material made from weaving or knitting wool. It is used to make clothes, blankets, and carpets. ◊ woollen and woolly Wool, woollen, and woolly … Useful english dictionary
Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… … Wikipedia
wool — [wul] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: wull] 1.) the soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body →↑lambswool 2.) material made from wool ▪ a pure wool skirt ▪ a mix of 80% wool and 20% man made fibres ↑knitting needle, ↑wool 3.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
wool — [ wul ] noun uncount ** thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals a. fiber made from wool, used in KNITTING: a ball of wool b. cloth made from wool: a wool jacket pull the wool over someone s eyes to trick someone, often by saying… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knitting needle — knitting .needle n ↑knitting needle, ↑wool one of the two long sticks with round ends that you use to knit something … Dictionary of contemporary English
Knitting — Knit redirects here. See also KNIT and Knitted fabric. Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until… … Wikipedia
wool — woollike, adj. /wool/, n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property. 2. fabrics and garments of such wool. 3. yarn … Universalium
wool — /wʊl / (say wool) noun 1. the fine, soft, curly hair, characterised by minute, overlapping surface scales, to which its felting property is mainly due, that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, that of sheep constituting one of… …
wool — noun (U) 1 the soft thick hair that sheep and some goats have on their body 2 material made from wool: Is this coat wool? | wool jacket/carpet/blanket etc: a pure wool skirt 3 thread made from wool that you use for knitting knit 1 (1) clothes 4… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wool */*/ — UK [wʊl] / US noun [uncountable] thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals a) fibre made from wool, used in knitting a ball of wool b) cloth made from wool. Clothes that are made of wool are called woollen clothes a wool jacket • See … English dictionary
wool — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ rough ▪ pure ▪ raw … Collocations dictionary
