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Slubbed

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

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slubbed

vb. (en-past of: slub)

WordNet
slubbed

adj. of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, tweedy]

Usage examples of "slubbed".

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.