spun yarn


noun
  1. yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand.

  2. Nautical. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc.

Origin of spun yarn

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words Nearby spun yarn

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How to use spun yarn in a sentence

  • He lashed the three together with a few bits of spun yarn from his pocket, making a mast nearly ten feet long.

    Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown
  • The crippled boom was soon lashed with pieces of spun yarn, and the damage thus temporarily repaired.

    Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown
  • The major's sister had at the same time a distaff which often spun yarn for her without any one handling it.

  • A spun-yarn winch was clinking on the forecastle; from alongside rose the music of fretted waters.

  • This is done in order to secure the very best fibers calculated to give the strongest and best results in the spun yarn.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley

British Dictionary definitions for spun yarn

spun yarn

noun
  1. nautical small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together

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