pirn

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.

Verb

To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

Sinònims

bobbin

spool

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɜː(ɹ)n/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).