Slubbiness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being slubby; the condition of having slubs. uncountable

    "For a planned slubbiness, there is a rather devious way to produce an effect known as wobbled yarn, one of the tricks of the old-time spinners."

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"For a planned slubbiness, there is a rather devious way to produce an effect known as wobbled yarn, one of the tricks of the old-time spinners."

Etymology

From slubby + -ness.

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