单词 | soft-spun |
释义 | > as lemmassoft-spun soft-spun n. (of yarn, etc.) loosely twisted in spinning; also (and in earliest use) figurative (cf. hard-spun adj. at hard adv. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > spun > spun in specific way soft-spuna1657 rough-spun1701 z-spun1935 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V ccxlviii, in Poems (1878) IV. 163 Spred the feild ore with Soft-Spun Carcasses. 1752 M. Browne Sunday Thoughts (new ed.) iii, in Wks. & Rest of Creation 224 Bland Artifice, and soft-spun Phrase. 1772 J. J. Bachmair Compl. German Gram. (ed. 3) App. 295/2 Lucker gesponnen, soft spun. 1902 W. de la Mare Songs of Childhood 96 As if it were a perfect jewel in the morning's soft-spun hair. 1906 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 864/2 at Yarn The yarn is defined as soft spun, medium spun, hard spun, according to the amount of twist it has received. 1995 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 May n19 The soft-spun gospel-flavored ‘Daddy's Home’ poignantly addresses father-son relationships. 2003 Wearables Business (Nexis) 1 May 6 Knitted camp shirts made of 100% soft spun cotton in a 6.5 oz. fabric. < as lemmas |
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