| 单词 | skein-winder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskein-winder 3. attributive, as skein-silk, skein wool, etc.; skein-winder. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > winding > into skein or hank > equipment for skein-winder1920 1764 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 17 Mar. Scain and Barrel Pig-Tail, and Shagg Tobaccoes. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Skein-silk Dyer, a dyer of raw silk. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 289 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Skein sewing-silk is made of three to ten threads twisted together, and two of these latter doubled. 1875 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) I. 318 A great heap of skein-wool has come for me. 1920 L. Hooper Weaving for Beginner x. 76 A skein winder..is only required if the weft is supplied to the weaver in skeins. 1964 O. G. Tod Joy of Hand Weaving (ed. 2) xviii. 87 If winding from a skein, place the skein around an adjustable skein-winder. < as lemmas |
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