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Yarn irregularity
Answer for the clue "Yarn irregularity ", 4 letters:
slub
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Word definitions for slub in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: knot , burl ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Slub or SLUB may refer to: Ślub , a play by Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz Slub (band) , a computer music group formed in 2000 Slub (knitting) , a thick spot in a yarn created by varying the tightness of the twist SLUB , abbreviation for the Saxon State ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Slub \Slub\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing .
Usage examples of slub.
The slubbing or sliver may be scoured, bleached, rinsed, dyed, washed, soaped, or otherwise treated without removing it from the machine, which is a most decided advantage.
Over the traditional alblike garment of fine linen next to his skin they placed an outer robe of white slubbed silk, embellished at the collar and cuffs and down the front with bold embroidery of gold bullion.
The rich smells of coffee and cinnamon mingled with the faintly prickly velvetiness of dust, the steamy whiff from the laundry in the next street, the odor of privies and stale cheap cooking, a strange, slubbed tapestry of fustian and silk.
She was beginning to lose heart when she found exactly what she wanted--a sleeveless dress and little jacket in a thick slub silk, its colour an exact match of the chiffon in the hat.
A number of slubs must be joined, end to end, and twisted slightly so that they will stay together.