hard twist
noun
A yarn, etc., twisted very tightly in spinning.
adjective
(Of yarn) spun with a tight twist, hard-spun; (of a fabric) made from such yarn.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Hooke (1635–1703), natural philosopher.
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