| 释义 |
tethery, a. rare.|ˈtɛðərɪ|
[f. tether n. + -y.]
Apt to become tangled or ravelled: said of long-stapled wool, the fibres of which cling together.
1894C. Vickerman Woollen Spinning ix. 167 It is very obvious..that a long tethery wool would be extremely difficult to divide from the lap, either by the Bolette or Martin machine. |