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slub
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun slub has 1 sense
- slub(n = noun.attribute) burl, knot - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design; Array is a kind of raggedness, roughness
CIDE DICTIONARY
slub, n. [Etymol. uncertain.].
A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also slubbing . [1913 Webster]
slub, v. t.
To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
slub, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a lump or thick place in yarn or thread.
2 fabric woven from thread etc. with slubs.
--adj. (of material etc.) with an irregular appearance caused by uneven thickness of the warp.
--n.
1 a lump or thick place in yarn or thread.
2 fabric woven from thread etc. with slubs.
--adj. (of material etc.) with an irregular appearance caused by uneven thickness of the warp.
slub, n. & v.
--n. wool slightly twisted in preparation for spinning.
--v.tr. (slubbed, slubbing) twist (wool) in this way.
--n. wool slightly twisted in preparation for spinning.
--v.tr. (slubbed, slubbing) twist (wool) in this way.
Etymology
18th c.: orig. unkn.
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