throwster

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• Throwster — Throw ster, n. [Throw + ster.] One who throws or twists silk; a thrower. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• throwster — [thrō′stər] n. [see THROW (vt. 1)] a person whose work is making thread from silk or synthetic filaments …   English World dictionary

• throwster — noun Date: 15th century one who throws textile filaments …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• throwster — /throh steuhr/, n. a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments. [1425 75; late ME throwestre. See THROW, STER] * * * …   Universalium

• throwster — noun a person who twists silk fibres into thread …   English new terms dictionary

• throwster — throw·ster …   English syllables

• throwster — throw•ster [[t]ˈθroʊ stər[/t]] n. tex one who throws textile filaments • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

• throwster — n. a person who throws silk …   Useful english dictionary

• Silk throwster — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• silk throwster — noun or silk thrower : throwster …   Useful english dictionary

• silk-throwster — silkˈ thrower or silkˈ throwster noun A person who makes raw silk into thread • • • Main Entry: ↑silk …   Useful english dictionary