spun yarn
nounDefinition of spun yarn
1
: a textile yarn spun from staple-length fiber
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: a small rope or stuff formed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted and used for seizings especially on board ship
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Lying and spinning yarns does not show Trump up as a rank exaggerator. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Democrats’ Debate Cowardice, Hypocrisy, and Nuttiness," 6 Aug. 2019 It was equipped with the latest open-end spindles for spinning yarn, but the cloth the plant produced was for export to China — that is, until the tariff wars wiped out $40 million in sales last year. — Don Lee, latimes.com, "Casualty of trade war: Chinese investments in U.S. grind to a halt, blocking new jobs," 1 July 2019 At home, grandparents would spin yarns; at school, if a teacher failed to turn up, students were instructed to regale each other with tales. — A.a.k. | Mumbai, The Economist, "Girish Karnad was one of India’s foremost storytellers," 12 June 2019 On weekends all month, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Prospect Park Alliance invites children to visit the house to card wool, spin yarn and make rag dolls. — Laurel Graeber, New York Times, "8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 17 May 2018 The robot spins yarns about spending summers on a Minnesota farm. — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, "An unsettling development: Tom Brady is not so easy to hate anymore," 31 Jan. 2018 On a recent Sunday, Lovelyarns store in Hampden bustled nonstop from opening until closing with people browsing, taking classes and just stopping by to spin yarn, knit and chat about all things fiber. — Algerina Perna, baltimoresun.com, "Hampden yarn shop stitches together a tight-knit community," 22 Dec. 2017 But Dorsey and Jackson patting themselves on the back, spinning yarns about the old days and sending the Browns into traditional-football purgatory isn't the answer either. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Jimmy Haslam, failed owner so far, may get John Dorsey hire right by accident: Doug Lesmerises," 8 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spun yarn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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