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thrown and twisted

thrown and twisted

7.4
Threads spun and twisted together to make one stronger yarn
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : hilado y torcido
  • The fabric was made from thrown and twisted silk for added strength.

Examples

  • She inspected the thrown and twisted yarn before starting to weave.

  • I prefer thrown and twisted yarn for my knitting projects.

  • Only thrown and twisted threads were used in this high-quality tapestry.

  • The fabric is made of thrown and twisted fibers.

  • Only thrown and twisted threads were used in this high-quality tapestry.

  • The fabric was made from thrown and twisted silk for added strength.

  • She inspected the thrown and twisted yarn before starting to weave.

Synonyms

thrown
vsthrown and twisted
  • Specialized
7.4

Twisted together to make thread or yarn

focuses on making a single stronger strand from those combined filaments

How Twisted

thrown and twisted
  • Specialized
7.4
untwisted
2.7

Surface Forms

thrown and twisted positive

Morphology

thrown + and + twist

The element 'twisted' transparently conveys winding or turning of fibres, so part of the MWE's meaning is compositional. However, 'thrown' here has a specialized textile sense (plied/spun yarn) that a typical B1 learner who only knows the general verb 'throw' would not infer, so the overall expression is only partially predictable and requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

Thrown and twisted comes from old cloth making, where workers would throw, or turn, short threads and then twist them together to make one strong 'yarn'. So the phrase means 'spun together and twisted into a single, stronger thread'.