spindle whorl

English - Turkish

Definition of spindle whorl in English Turkish dictionary

(Tekstil) ağırşak

English - English

Definition of spindle whorl in English English dictionary

Related Terms

spindle and whorl

or drop spindle Earliest device for spinning fibres into thread or yarn. The spinster lets the spindle fall to draw out the fibres while the whorl keeps it rotating to apply the necessary twist. The spindle and whorl was replaced by the spinning wheel

Hyphenation

spin·dle whorl

Turkish pronunciation

spîndıl hwôrl

Pronunciation

/ˈspəndəl ˈhwôrl/ /ˈspɪndəl ˈhwɔːrl/