PREFERRED TERM
Twine
DEFINITION
- n. From the Old English "twigin" "twín", Midlle English "twyn" "twyne" "twine". It refers to a type of thread made from two or more yarns or strands twisted together, that is, singles yarn with ply twist in the opposite direction.
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
ENTRY TERMS
- Silk Twist
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]; Tortora, Phyllis, y Ingrid Johnson. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, 2014
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Câblé (fil de passementerie)
French
Filo ritorto
Italian
Hilo torzal
Spanish
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/383
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