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Unplat :: Unplat (v. t.) To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe..

Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.

Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..

Gnarled :: Gnarled (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.

Wring :: Wring (n.) A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping..

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..

Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..

Twisting :: Twisting () a. & n. from Twist.

Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.

Writhe :: Writhe (v. i.) To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively..

Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body..

Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..

Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..

Whipcord :: Whipcord (n.) A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes..

Torsibillty :: Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted..

Hardspun :: Hardspun (a.) Firmly twisted in spinning.

Water Tu Twist :: Water tu twist () Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame..

Sleave :: Sleave (n.) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.

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