respinv.
/ˌriːˈspɪn/, U.S. /riˈspɪn/ transitive and intransitive. To spin again or differently (in various senses of the verb).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [verb (transitive)] > spin > again
respin1608
retwist1839
1608 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 94 That fruitfull Worm, Which (of it self) fine shining Sleaves doth form,..Re-spins a-fresh [etc.].
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Refilare, to spin, to respin.
1816 J. Davies Coll. Most Important Cases Patents of Invention 64 This coarse thread..must be re-spun to make it fine, and give it a proper twist.
1883 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis II. xlviii. 319 When the thread was finished it was of considerable length, and, folding it three times upon itself, he respun it.
1950 Brit. Birds 43 194 Suddenly the leading bird would spin round, followed by the second, and so on... The last bird to spin would then respin.
1990 Oxfam Rev. 89–90 19/3 Clothing that was not reusable was sold either to be pulled and respun or cut to make flocking.
Derivatives
reˈspinning n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > again
respinning1862
1862 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 25 64 Preparing old material for re-spinning.
1961 Amer. Antiq. 26 525/1 It has been spun in a like manner, except that in this case the degree of twist in the respinning is very soft.
2008 N. Rees-Roberts French Queer Cinema i. 35 Pierre et Gilles..are celebrated for their consistent gender-bending..and their post-modern re-spinning of myths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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