slub
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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the fibers produced by slubbing.
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a slight irregularity in yarn produced either accidentally or purposely by knotting or twisting or by including uneven lengths of fiber in spinning.
noun
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a lump in yarn or fabric, often made intentionally to give a knobbly effect
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a loosely twisted roll of fibre prepared for spinning
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of slub
First recorded in 1825–35; origin uncertain
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A full-zip sweater for men sells for $128, while a woman’s slub turtleneck goes for $70.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
Therefore, celebrate this sunny beach destination with L.A. brand Hiro Clark’s ultra-soft Tulum tee made from 100% slub cotton jersey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Priced at $28 for two, the neutral bandannas are made of the same cotton slub jersey as the brand’s popular T-shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2020
This weft is about the equivalent of commercial slub with no tensile strength.
From A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 by Massey, William C.
Slub, slub, v.t. to twist after carding to prepare for spinning.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Too often, as in the past, he slubbed words into what was neither poetic language nor human speech.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don't carry 'em up there, where they're liable to get slubbed.
From Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign by McElroy, John
In order to increase the uniformity of the roving or strand of cotton, the ends from two of the slubbing rovings are conducted together through the rollers of the machine.
From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick
The principle of the machine is in other respects the same as that of the slubbing frame.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
From the drawing frame these "slivers" go to the slubbing machines where it is lightly twisted and wound on bobbins.
From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle
In the carding, slubbing, intermediate, roving, and spinning machinery there is in every case an increase in the amount of machinery tended.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)
Instead of having cans put at the back, the slubbing tubes are mounted vertically in a creel, passed in pairs through the rollers, and drawn down to a smaller diameter than a single slubbing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various
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