abb

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A type of yarn for the warp.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A rough wool from the inferior parts of the fleece, used for the woof or weft.
  3. (UK, countable, uncountable) A filling pick used in weaving.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/æb/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English ab, abbe, from Old English āweb, āb, ōweb, from away + web (“warp thread”).

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