smooth yarn
1Yarn clearer — A yarn clearer is a device to remove faults (thick places, thin places, foreign matter) from the yarn. Yarn clearing improves the quality of the spun yarn and hence of the cloth made of it. Clear, uniform yarn is especially important for smooth… …
2To spin a yarn — 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.,… …
3To spin street yarn — 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.,… …
4genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous. [1890 95] * * * …
5genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous. [1890 95] …
6Worsted — (pronunciation: IPA| [ˈwʊstɪd] ), is the name of a yarn, the cloth made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. The name derives from the village of Worstead in the English county of Norfolk. This village became, along with North Walsham and… …
7rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
8worsted — [ wʊstɪd] noun a fine, smooth yarn spun from combed long staple wool. ↘fabric made from such yarn, having a close textured surface with no nap. Origin ME: from Worstead, the name of a parish in Norfolk, England …
9worsted — ► NOUN 1) a fine smooth yarn spun from long strands of combed wool. 2) fabric made from such yarn. ORIGIN from Worstead, a parish in Norfolk, England …
10worsted — n. 1 a fine smooth yarn spun from combed long staple wool. 2 fabric made from this. Etymology: Worste(a)d in S. England …
