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unspun

unspun

6.5
Not twisted into thread, like cotton or wool fibers
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈspʌn/
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  • The artist used unspun fibers to create a soft and natural texture in her tapestry.

Examples

  • The craft workshop offered a demonstration on how to work with unspun wool for beginners.

  • During the festival, they showcased raw, unspun material from local sheep.

  • Its forested peaks rose into a wreath of clouds, and mist lay in the upland valleys like handfuls of unspun wool.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

untwisted
vsunspun
2.7

Straight again after being wrapped or knotted

refers to fibres not made into thread or yarn

Antonyms

thrown and twisted
  • Specialized
7.4

Threads spun and twisted together to make one stronger yarn

How Spun

thrown and twisted
  • Specialized
7.4
unspun
6.5

Surface Forms

unspun positive

Morphology

unspun = spun (transparent) = un + spun

The adjective is a straightforward negation formed by adding 'un-' to 'spun' meaning 'not spun' in a literal, physical sense.

Etymology

Unspun comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb spin meaning 'to twist thread', so it literally means 'not twisted into yarn'. Think of raw wool or cotton that has not been spun, which is why unspun describes loose fibers.