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1 braid
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2 fray
[frei]((of cloth, rope etc) to make or become worn at the ends or edges, so that the threads or fibres come loose: This material frays easily.) trosna; valda trosnun -
3 fringe
[frin‹] 1. noun1) (a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc: Her red shawl has a black fringe.) kögur2) (hair cut to hang over the forehead: You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes.) ennistoppur, (hár)toppur3) (the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something: on the fringe of the city.) jaðar(svæði)2. verb(to make or be a border around: Trees fringed the pond.) liggja meðfram (e-u) -
4 gossamer
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5 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) möskvi2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) net2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) grípa; tengjast -
6 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) skytta2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) skytta3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) farartæki í tíðum áætlunarferðum milli tveggja staða; (geim)skutla• -
7 silk
[silk]1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) silki(þráður)2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; ( also adjective) a silk dress.) silki(vefnaður/klæði)•- silky- silkiness
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8 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snarsnúa(st)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinna2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snarsnúningur2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) ökuferð, bíltúr•- spinner- spin-drier
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9 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) band, snæri2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) (æða)strengur3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) strengur4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) kippa, festi2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) þræða upp á band2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) setja streng(i) í/á3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) tína (strengi) úr4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) hengja•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
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10 tassel
['tæsəl](a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.) skúfur -
11 twine
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12 warp
I 1. [wo:p] verb1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: The door has been warped by all the rain we've had lately.) vinda(st), skekkja(st), verpast2) (to cause to think or act in an abnormal way: His experiences had warped his judgement/mind.) brengla2. noun(the shape into which something is twisted by warping: The rain has given this wood a permanent warp.) vindingur, skekkja- warpedII [wo:p] noun(usually with the) the set of threads lying lengthwise in a loom during weaving (the other being the weft [weft]). langþræðir -
13 web
[web]1) (a type of trap for flies etc made of fine silk threads, spun by a spider etc: a spider's web.) vefur2) (the skin between the toes of a waterfowl.) fit•- webbed- webbing
- web-footed
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14 wick
[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) kveikur
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