Definition of spun

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Spumy (a.) Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or foam; frothy; foamy..

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Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface..
Mispunctuate :: Mispunctuate (v. t.) To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.
Span :: Spun (imp. & p. p.) of Spi.
Service :: Service (n.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc..
Rounding :: Rounding (n.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service..
Web :: Web (n.) The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for catching insects at its prey; a cobweb.
Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top..
Russet :: Russet (a.) Coarse; homespun; rustic.
Spur :: Spunky (superl.) Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets, cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like..
Wick :: Wick (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned..
Sponsal :: Sponk (n.) See Spunk.
Punk :: Punk (n.) An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving..
Prick :: Prick (v.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of tobacco..
Racking :: Racking (n.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
Homespun :: Homespun (a.) Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
Dispunct :: Dispunct (v. t.) To expunge.
Finespun :: Finespun (a.) Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories..
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