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

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spun yarn

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

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Spinster originally meant simply someone who spun yarn or thread.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 27, 2016

Like him, you the reader can’t wait to escape; yet you can no more walk away from Mr. King’s tightly spun yarn than Paul can walk away from his captor.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2015

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

The major's sister had at the same time a distaff which often spun yarn for her without any one handling it.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist