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spinnable |
spinnaker |
spinnbar |
spinnbarkeit |
spinner |
spinneret
| spinnerule
| spinney
| spinning
| spinning frame
| spinning jenny
spinneret
CIDE DICTIONARY
spinneret, n.
One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side, and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines jointed after issuing from the spinnerets. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spinneret, n.
1 the spinning-organ in a spider, silkworm, etc.
2 a device for forming filaments of synthetic fibre.
1 the spinning-organ in a spider, silkworm, etc.
2 a device for forming filaments of synthetic fibre.
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