slub, knot, burl
(noun) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slub (plural slubs)
A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects.
Fabric fiber produced by slubbing.
slub (third-person singular simple present slubs, present participle slubbing, simple past and past participle slubbed)
To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.
Source: Wiktionary
Slub, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing.
Slub, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slubbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slubbing.]
Definition: To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
