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Either an imperfection or created by design
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slub
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Slub is an algorave group formed in 2000 by Adrian Ward and Alex McLean , joined by Dave Griffiths in 2005. They are known for making their music exclusively from their own generative software, projecting their screens so their audience can see their handmade ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design [syn: knot , burl ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Slub \Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing .] To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. 2 sludge. 3 fabric fiber produced by slubbing. vb. To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.
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.