spun yarn

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noun

yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand.

Nautical. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc.

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Origin of spun yarn

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby spun yarn

spunky, spun rayon, spun silk, spun sugar, spunware, spun yarn, spur, spur blight, spur gall, spurge, spur gear

How to use spun yarn in a sentence

He lashed the three together with a few bits of spun yarn from his pocket, making a mast nearly ten feet long.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
The crippled boom was soon lashed with pieces of spun yarn, and the damage thus temporarily repaired.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes|William Perry Brown
The major's sister had at the same time a distaff which often spun yarn for her without any one handling it.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
A spun-yarn winch was clinking on the forecastle; from alongside rose the music of fretted waters.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893|Various

This is done in order to secure the very best fibers calculated to give the strongest and best results in the spun yarn.
Textiles|William H. Dooley

British Dictionary definitions for spun yarn

spun yarn

noun

nautical small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together

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spun yarn

Origin of spun yarn

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British Dictionary definitions for spun yarn