spun yarn

American  

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.

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spun yarn British  

noun

1. nautical small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together

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Etymology

Origin of spun yarn

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Parkdale Mills, which produces spun yarn and cotton products, will build a new spinning facility in Honduras and invest $150 million.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2021

She set her simple loom up against the wall of her adobe courtyard and began weaving finely spun yarn through the strands of the warp, adding to an axsu that was nearly finished.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2016

Spinster This occupational term originally meant simply someone, usually a woman but possibly a man, who spun yarn or thread.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2016

For example, in one nine-month period, the numerous Rhode Island women who spun yarn into cloth on hand looms in their homes produced a total of thirty-four thousand yards of fabrics of different types.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Meanwhile the indefatigable Overland spun yarn after yarn of the road and range, and rolled innumerable cigarettes with one hand, much to Winthrop's amusement.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto