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- The definition of a skein is yarn or thread that is lightly twisted into a coil, or a flock of wild birds flying. The coiled and twisted yarn that you buy to knit a scarf is an example of a skein. A flock of geese flying in v-formation is an example of a skein.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. Knitting needles tucked into balls of yarn. Knitting needles tucked into balls of yarn. Yarn is a strand of threads used for sewing, knitting or weaving, or a tale of almost unbelievable entertainment or adventure. 1  An example of yarn is the material used for weaving a blanket. 2  An example of a yarn is a tale about a great journey up a mountain.
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- Bale definition, a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering: a bale of cotton; a bale of hay. 2. a group of turtles.
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shroudnoun  [ C] shroud noun [ C ] (CLOTH) › 1  a cloth or long, loose piece of clothing that is used to wrap a dead body before it is buried. › 2  a layer of something that covers or surrounds something: › 3  a situation that prevents something from being known or understood: ›  to hide something by covering or surrounding it:
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List of English terms of venery, by animal List of English terms of venery, by animal. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A skein of geese. This is a list of English terms of venery (venery being an archaic word for hunting), comprising terms from a tradition that arose in the Late Middle Ages, at least partly from the Book of Saint Albans of 1486. The list also includes more common collective terms (such as herd and flock) for some animals. Contents.
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Term: Gross, tare, net Term: Gross, tare, net. Term: Gross, tare, net. The term Gross describes the weight of goods including any additional items that are being weighed simultaneously (e.g. a truck and trailer loaded with gravel). If the good is not weighed with any additional items, Gross and Net weights are identical.
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Yarn A comparison of yarn weights (thicknesses): the top skein is aran weight, suitable for knitting a thick sweater or hat. The manufacturer's recommended knitting gauge appears on the label: 5 to 7 stitches per inch using size 4.5 to 5.1 mm needles.
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bale Noun[edit] bale ‎(plural bales) 1  A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. 2  A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling. 3  A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).  A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
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- Full Definition of SPIN. 1. b: the whirling motion imparted (as to a ball or top) by spinning. 2. a: an aerial maneuver or flight condition consisting of a combination of roll and yaw with the longitudinal axis of the airplane inclined steeply downward b: a plunging descent or downward spiral. 3.
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- See all translations. uk ​ /kaɪt/ us ​ /kaɪt/. A2 a frame covered with cloth or plastic and joined to a long string, that you fly in the air when the weather is windy: to fly a kite.
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- Definition of skeg. 1  1 : the stern of the keel of a ship near the sternpost; especially : the part connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost in a single-screw ship. 2  2 : a fin situated on the rear bottom of a surfboard that is used for steering and stability.
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Rudders or Skegs? Which Way to Turn? Rudders are designed to lift up out of the water by means of a cord system and generally fold up out of the way on the rear deck. A skeg is a retractable blade that drops out of a slot in the hull of the kayak near the stern. It does not pivot. It is dropped and retracted by means of a slider usually on one side of the cockpit.
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- Net - An open mesh fabric of rayon, nylon, cotton, or silk; made in a variety of geometric-shaped meshes of different sizes and weights, matched to various end-uses. The net is made by knotting the intersections of thread or cord to form the mesh.
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slender slen·der (slĕn′dər) adj. slen·der·er, slen·der·est 1. a. Having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin: a slender rod. b. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim: She was slender as a willow shoot is slender—and equally graceful, equally erect (Frank Norris). 2. Small in amount or extent; meager: slender wages; a slender chance of survival. [Middle English sclendre, slendre.]
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scape Definition of scape. 1  1 : a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (as the tulip); broadly : a flower stalk. 2  2 : the shaft of an animal part (as an antenna or feather)
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Bale A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation. Bale of dice. a pair of dice.
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Bow and skew Arun Kumar Pradhan Skew: Distortion in the construction of the fabric i.e. in the yarn that constitute the fabric. The pattern on one side of the fabric is ahead the pattern on the opposite side. Skew (bias) is defined as the distance measure parallel to and along a selvage between the point at which a filling or course yarn, stripe, or dominant line meets the other selvedge. Fig-1: Bow and Skew
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Skein Length When your skein is dry you want to know how much yarn you have. Niddy Noddy's are often sold as making a skein of a specific length such as 2 yards, or a 1.8m, or a whole multitude of other measurements, but you can't use that to work out the total amount of yarn you've spun and here's why! My niddy noddy theoretically makes a skein with a circumference of 168cm.
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net net 1. n. 1. An openwork fabric made of threads or cords that are woven or knotted together at regular intervals. 2. Something made of openwork fabric, especially: a. A device for capturing birds, fish, or insects. b. A barrier against flying insects.
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- I love Chargers football and pop culture trivia! A coil of yarn may be called a hank or a skein. Yarn is typically sold in a ball or a skein. A hank is different in that it is a big loop of yarn that is twisted up for easy shipping.o the term pressure (a … s well as 'tension')  has, in the past, been used in place of 'voltage' or 'potential  difference', as in 'pressure coil' or 'high-tension transmission'.  In North America, a 'voltage coil' is frequently termed a  'potential coil'.
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bale bale (plural bales) 1  A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. 2  A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling. 3  A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg). 4  A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
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Levenshtein Distance, in Three Flavors Levenshtein distance (LD) is a measure of the similarity between two strings, which we will refer to as the source string (s) and the target string (t). The distance is the number of deletions, insertions, or substitutions required to transform s into t. For example,
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Yarn The actual length of the yarn contained in a ball or skein can vary due to the inherent heaviness of the fibre and the thickness of the strand; for instance, a 50 g skein of lace weight mohair may contain several hundred metres, while a 50 g skein of bulky wool may contain only 60 metres.
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- Full Definition of SPIN. intransitive verb. 1. : to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread. 2. : to form a thread by extruding a viscous rapidly hardening fluid —used especially of a spider or insect. 3. a: to revolve rapidly: gyrate.
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- Dasein (. [ˈdaːzaɪn]) is a German word which means being there or presence (German: da there; sein being) often translated in English with the word existence.It is a fundamental concept in the existential philosophy of Martin Heidegger particularly in his magnum opus Being and Time.ome scholars disagree with this interpretation, however, arguing that for Heidegger  Dasein  denoted a structured awareness or an institutional way of life. Others suggest that Heidegger's early insistence on the ontological priority of Dasein was muted in his post-war writings.
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bale 1. Pressed, compressed, or tied bundle of a commodity or merchandise, usually wrapped in an outer covering. Bale is a common term used in many English-speaking and non-English speaking countries for varying weights of goods ranging from agricultural produce to paper: (1) Running bale is a bundle of anything of any weight. (2) Standard bale weighs 500 pounds (226.8 kilograms) gross or 478 pounds (216.8 kilograms) net.