yarn

Definition of yarn in English English dictionary: A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving; A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible; To tell a story; Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope; {n} spun wool or flax, coarse woollen thred; A continuous strand of fibers used in tufting, weaving and bonding to form carpet and other fabrics Carpet yarn is often plied and may be either spun staple or continuous filament; tell or spin a yarn; Someone telling a fictional story; Continuously twisted fibers or strands suitable for use in weaving into fabrics; A continuous strand of textile fibers created when a cluster of individual fibers are twisted together These long yarns are used to create fabrics, either by knitting or weaving; Continuously twisted fibers of strands suitable for weaving into fabrics; Yarn is made of fibers that are twisted together to form a continuous strand; Twisted strands of roving, used to weave textile reinforcements Yield Strength: The stress at which a material exhibits a specified limiting deviation from the proportionality of stress to strain; the lowest stress at which a material undergoes plastic deformation Below this stress, the material is elastic; above it, viscous Young's Modulus: The ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain below the proportional limit; the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"; One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed; Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like; Yarn may be formed from blended fibers at carding, from blended slivers when drawn together, or from blended rovings as the yarn is spun; Fiber that has been spun by hand or machine into strands for weaving or knitting The yarn can be spun onto skeins, which are usually sold in stores for hand knitting and crocheting, or onto cones, which are used on knitting machines; A bundle of individual filament drawn together to be used in a textile fabric; A yarn is a story that someone tells, often a true story with invented details which make it more interesting. Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush. Continuous strand of fibres grouped or twisted together and used to construct textile fabrics. Yarns are made from both natural and synthetic fibres, in filament or staple form. Filament is very long fibre, including the natural fibre silk and the synthetic fibres. Most fibres that occur in nature are fairly short, or staple, and synthetic fibres may be cut into short, uniform lengths to form staple. Spinning is the process of drawing out and twisting a mass of cleaned, prepared fibres. Filament yarns generally require less twist than do staple yarns. More twist produces stronger yarn; low twist produces softer, shinier yarn. Two or more single strands may be twisted together to form ply yarn. Knitting yarns have less twist than weaving yarns. Thread, used for sewing, is a tightly twisted ply yarn; a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc ) used in sewing and weaving; A general term covering all specific types of textile structures, with or without twist, made of continuous or discontinuous filaments (according to ISO/DIS 13922); {i} woven string; tale, story; Slang for an apocryphal story; A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn; strings of hemp, spun from fibers and spun left-handed to form strands; A generic term for a continuous strand of textile fibers, filaments, or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving, or otherwise intertwining to form a textile fabric; A generic term used for a continuous strand of textile fibers, filaments or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving or otherwise intertwining to form a textile fabric Yarn types are as follows: Spun yarn - number of fibers twisted together Filament yarn - number of filaments laid together without a twist Textured filament yarn -number of filaments laid together with a degree of twist or textured Monofilament - single filament with or without twist Specialty and Novelty yarn – Chenille, Boucle, Ratine; a bundle of fibers sometimes twisted for strength, forming a long continuous strand; A continuous strand of textile fibers that may be composed of endless filaments or shorter fibers twisted or otherwise held together Yarns are utilized in making fabric; A generic term for strands or bundles of continuous filaments or fibers, usually twisted and suitable for making textile fabric; A long true or imaginary tale of adventure; A fine continuous length of fibres with or without twist, that is strong enough to be processed into fabric; a story that maybe true or it might not be, that's for them to work out; someone telling a fictional story; to have a chat, to tell a story; A generic term for an assemblage of fibers or filaments, either natural or manufactured, twisted or laid together to form a continuous strand suitable for use in producing fibers; Yarn is thread used for knitting or making cloth. She still spins the yarn and knits sweaters for her family. vegetable-dyed yarns; {f} weave a story, tell a tale; Found only in 1 Kings 10: 28, 2 Chr 1: 16 The Heb word mikveh, i e , "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses The Authorized Version has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;" but the Revised Version correctly renders: "And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price "; A continuous strand of fibers or filaments used in the tufting of carpets The yarn comprises the surface pile of a finished carpet
yarn carrier: In flat knitting, the sliding frame above the needlebeds that hold the cams and yarn guides and carries them to and fro
yarn count: Yarn count reflects the amount of yarn packed into a given area
yarn count: A number used to describe the size of the yarn Denier is used for BCF yarns, and cotton count for spun yarns
yarn count: A numerical designation expressing the relationship of length to weight The higher the yarn count, the thinner the yarn
yarn-spinning: inclined to tell long and involved stories (often of incredible happenings)
rope yarn: yarn or thread, composing the strands of a rope
rope yarn: a yarn of fibers, twisted up loosely and right-handedly
spin a yarn: To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched
Now I must tell you a little about myself;—or rather, I am inclined to spin a yarn, and tell you a great deal.
bay yarn: Woolen yarn
blended yarn: {i} yarn comprised of two or more different fibers
knitting yarn: yarn used for knitting
pitch a yarn: invent a story, fabricate a tale
rope yarn: the strands out of which ropes are made
saxony yarn: A fine grade of woolen yarn twisted somewhat harder and smoother than zephyr yarn
spin a yarn: tell a story, tell a tale
spun yarn: A lightweight line made of several rope yarns loosely wound together, used for seizings onboard ship
spun yarn: a textile yarn spun from staple-length fiber
spun yarn: A yarn produced from short fibers
spun yarn: Yarn that is made up of short lengths of fiber, either synthetic staple or natural fiber
spun yarn: (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
spun yarn: thread that was made from spun fibers, yarn created by spinning fibers into threads
spun yarn: A yarn made by taking a group of short staple fibers, which have been cut from the longer continuous filament fibers, and then twisting these short staple fibers together to form a single yarn, which is then used for weaving or knitting fabrics
wrapped yarn: {i} yarn made-up of one fiber as core and wrapped with a fiber of another yarn, yarn made-up of one fiber as core and wrapped with spun yarn of another
yarns: plural of yarn

yarn

Turkish pronunciation

yärn

Synonyms

story, tale, cotton fiber, flaxen thread, fleece, spun wool, thread, twist, wool, adventure, alibi, anecdote, fable, fabrication, fairy tale

Pronunciation

/ˈyärn/ /ˈjɑːrn/

Etymology

[ 'yärn ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English, from the Old English gearn; which is akin to the Old High German garn (“yarn”), German Garn, and Greek χορδή (chordḗ, “string”); Latin hernia (“rupture”), and the Sanskrit hira (“band”) .