silk spinning
11Spinning — Spin Spin (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp. {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth. spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v. t.,… …
12spinning — spin•ning [[t]ˈspɪn ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) tex a) the act or process of twisting fibers, as cotton or rayon, into yarn or thread b) tex the extrusion of a fiber forming solution through a spinneret to form filaments 2) ent the act or process of secreting… …
13silk gland — noun Date: 1870 a gland that produces a viscid fluid which is extruded in filaments and hardens into silk on exposure to air: as a. either of a pair of greatly enlarged and modified salivary glands of an insect larva that produce a compound… …
14spinning bristle — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Embioptera, hollow, seta like silk ejectors on the ventral surface of the fore tarsus …
15spinning glands — 1. (ARTHROPODA) Glands that secrete a silky material; silk glands. 2. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Glands of the parapodia that secrete the tube forming material …
16spinning gland — noun : silk gland …
17History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… …
18Spider silk — Spider silk, also known as gossamer, is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other creatures, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. They can …
19Golden silk orb-weaver — Nephila redirects here. For the use in Aramaic culture, see Orion (constellation). For the race mentioned in the Book of Genesis, see Nephilim. Golden silk orb weaver Temporal range: Middle Jurassic Recent, 165–0 Ma …
20spun silk — noun : a yarn or fabric made from short unreelable silk fibers that have been degummed compare reeled silk * * * 1. yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Cf. reeled silk. 2. a… …
