spinneret

American  

[spin-uh-ret, spin-uh-ret] / ˈspɪn əˌrɛt, ˌspɪn əˈrɛt /

noun

1. an organ or part by means of which a spider, insect larva, or the like spins a silky thread for its web or cocoon.

2. a metal plate or cup with tiny holes through which a chemical solution is extruded to form continuous filaments, as of rayon, nylon, or polyester.

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spinneret British  

/ ˈspɪnəˌrɛt /

noun

1. any of several organs in spiders and certain insects through which silk threads are exuded

2. a finely perforated dispenser through which a viscous liquid is extruded in the production of synthetic fibres

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spinneret Scientific  

/ spĭn′ə-rĕt′ /

1. One of the small openings in the back part of a spider or silk-producing insect larva, through which the sticky fluid that dries into silk is released.

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Etymology

Origin of spinneret

First recorded in 1820–30; spinner + -et

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Example Sentences

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spinneret

Spin′nerule, one of the tubules of a spinneret; Spin′nery, a spinning-mill.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

It twists round in its sheath; it adopts without inconvenience whatever position it pleases, so as to bring its spinneret full face with the point to be gummed.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Before long it throws out threads from its spinneret, a tiny opening near the mouth, and makes a kind of net to support the cocoon which it is about to weave.

From Makers of Many Things by Eva March Tappan

It is truncated, wide open and supplied with a membranous partition, the work of the spinneret.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

Then she sat still, and from a little spinneret on each side of her body she drew hundreds of fine threads of silk, so soft and gummy that they looked like honey.

From The Sun's Babies by Edith Howes

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