Slub

//slʌb// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or intentionally leaving sections of the yarn unspun. countable

    "The challenge is not just to produce a thick-and-thin yarn, but to make soft slubs, connected by nicely spun yarn without overtwist. The should not be lumps and bumps that happen by accident, but a contrived texture, with the size and placement of the slubs completely controlled by the spinner."

  2. 2
    soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design wordnet
  3. 3
    Fabric fiber produced by slubbing. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.

Synonyms

All synonyms
burlknot

Example

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"The challenge is not just to produce a thick-and-thin yarn, but to make soft slubs, connected by nicely spun yarn without overtwist. The should not be lumps and bumps that happen by accident, but a contrived texture, with the size and placement of the slubs completely controlled by the spinner."

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slubbing billy

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