Crossword clues for spun yarn
spun yarn
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spun yarn
Spun \Spun\ (sp[u^]n), imp. & p. p. of Spin.
Spun hay, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage, as on a military expedition.
Spun silk, a cheap article produced from floss, or short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon. It is often mixed with cotton.
Spun yarn (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns loosely twisted.
WordNet
spun yarn
n. (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together