spinning machine

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• spinning machine — noun a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread • Hypernyms: ↑textile machine • Hyponyms: ↑spinning frame, ↑spinning jenny, ↑spinning wheel, ↑throstle * * * noun 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• spinning jenny — n. an early spinning machine with several spindles, for spinning more than one thread at a time …   English World dictionary

• spinning wheel — n. a simple spinning machine fitted with a single spindle driven by the rotation of a large wheel spun by a foot treadle or by hand …   English World dictionary

• Spinning mule — A pair of Condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles, being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Brothers …   Wikipedia

• Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… …   Wikipedia

• spinning — n. the act or an instance of spinning. Phrases and idioms: spinning jenny hist. a machine for spinning with more than one spindle at a time. spinning machine a machine that spins fibres continuously. spinning top = TOP(2). spinning wheel a… …   Useful english dictionary

• spinning wheel — noun a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot • Hypernyms: ↑spinning machine • Part Meronyms: ↑distaff, ↑leg, ↑spindle * * * noun, pl ⋯ wheels [count] : a machine that was used in the past for making… …   Useful english dictionary

• spinning frame — noun spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn • Hypernyms: ↑spinning machine • Part Meronyms: ↑spindle * * * noun : a machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn compare mule …   Useful english dictionary

• spinning jenny — noun an early spinning machine with multiple spindles • Hypernyms: ↑spinning machine * * * spinning jenny [spinning jenny] noun an early machine that could spin many threads of wool at the same time. It was invented by James Hargreaves in… …   Useful english dictionary

• spinning jenny — an early spinning machine having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously. [1775 85] * * * Early multiple spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton. The hand powered spinning jenny was patented by James… …   Universalium

• Spinning frame — The spinning frame was an invention developed during the 18th century British Industrial Revolution. It was later developed into the water frame (patented in 1769), and was used to increase production of textiles in factories.Richard Arkwright… …   Wikipedia