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ANECDOTES |
Yarns |
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NATTERS |
Yarns |
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TALES |
Yarns |
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EPICS |
Long yarns |
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SAGAS |
Long yarns |
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STORYTELLER |
Spinner of yarns |
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PAY |
Grandpa yarns about wages |
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RACONTEUR |
Teller of amusing yarns |
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RAN |
Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. |
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WARP |
To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam. |
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SLASHER |
A machine for applying size to warp yarns. |
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END |
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet. |
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HAWSER |
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns. |
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LIST |
A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a
workman. |
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NIPPERS |
A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure
a cable to the messenger. |
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NETTLING |
The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs,
to prevent tangling. |
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SENNIT |
A braided cord or fabric formed by plaiting together rope
yarns or other small stuff. |
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LASH |
In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting
simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure. |
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NETTLES |
The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope
twisted for pointing or grafting. |
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GRAFT |
To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with
a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns. |
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WAISTCOATING |
A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which
there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used. |
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SWAB |
A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels,
etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads. |
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SELVAGEE |
A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or
marline, -- used for stoppers, straps, etc. |
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STAKEHEAD |
A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the
yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar. |
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GRIST |
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a
rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the
three strands. |