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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
slub       [sluhb] Pronunciation Key verb, slubbed, slub·bing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to extend (slivers of fiber) and twist slightly in carding.
–noun
2.the fibers produced by slubbing.
3.a slight irregularity in yarn produced either accidentally or purposely by knotting or twisting or by including uneven lengths of fiber in spinning.
[Origin: 1825–35; orig. uncert.]
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slub       (slŭb)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   slubbed, slub·bing, slubs
To draw out and twist (a strand of silk or other textile fiber) in preparation for spinning.

n.  
  1. A soft thick nub in yarn that is either an imperfection or purposely set for a desired effect.
  2. A slightly twisted roll of fiber, as of silk or cotton.


[Origin unknown.]

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slub

noun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Slub

Slub\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Slub

Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing.] To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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