| 单词 | knicker yarn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasknicker yarn knicker yarn n. = knickerbocker yarn n. at knickerbocker n. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > coloured or patterned random1874 mélange1886 marl1892 knickerbocker yarn1911 knicker yarn1929 1929 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 879/2 ‘Knicker yarns’ are produced by throwing little bits of highly coloured material into the last cylinders of the card so that instead of being broken up by carding they are carried forward as ‘knickers’ into the spun thread. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 327/2 ‘Knicker’ yarns may be produced by including bits of coloured material in the final cording. < as lemmas |
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