count of yarn

  • 1yarn — [[t]jɑ͟ː(r)n[/t]] yarns 1) N MASS Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth. She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family. ...vegetable dyed yarns. 2) N COUNT A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with… …

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  • 2yarn — [ jarn ] noun * 1. ) uncount cotton, wool, or other fibers in the form of thick THREAD (=a substance like string): a ball of yarn 2. ) count INFORMAL a long story with a lot of exciting details spin (someone) a yarn to give someone a long… …

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  • 3count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name …

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  • 4count — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the stations). 2 intr. repeat numbers in ascending order; conduct a reckoning. 3 a tr. (often foll. by in) include in one s reckoning or plan …

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  • 5count — I. /kaʊnt / (say kownt) verb (t) 1. to check over one by one (the individuals of a collection) in order to ascertain their total number; enumerate. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name the numerals up to. 4. to include in a… …

  • 6count — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com + putare to consider Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units… …

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  • 7count — count1 verb 1》 determine the total number of. 2》 recite numbers in ascending order.     ↘(count down) recite or display numbers backwards to zero to indicate remaining time, especially before the launch of a rocket.     ↘(count something out)… …

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  • 8yarn number — noun : count 8a …

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  • 9Spinning count — is a measure of fibre fineness and distribution developed by the English. It is defined as the number of hanks of yarn that can be spun from a pound of wool. A hank of wool is 560 yards long (560 yd/lb = 1.129 km/kg). In theory a pound of 62s… …

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  • 10spinning count — noun : the number of hanks of yarn that can be spun from one pound of washed combed wool of a given fineness wool with a spinning count of 80 is very fine while one of 40 is chiefly suitable for carpets …

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