| 单词 | hard twist |
| 释义 | > as lemmashard twist hard twist n. and adj. (a) n. a yarn, etc., twisted very tightly in spinning; (also) a tight twist given to a yarn in spinning; (b) adj. (of yarn) spun with a tight twist, hard-spun; (of a fabric) made from such yarn. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > spun > in specific way > twisted > in specific way hard twist1664 weft-way1888 1664 R. Hooke Let. 15 Sept. in R. Boyle Wks. (1772) VI. 490 The line [of the pendulum] was a treble hard twist, one about the bigness of a very small goose-quill. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXII. at Manufacture of Cotton What is called hard twist, must be twisted two threads together, as is also stocking-yarn. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 186/1 This suit is made from genuine Michigan hard twist cassimere. 1922 Amer. Wool & Cotton Reporter 20 Apr. 915/1 A decided shrinkage is noted for that fabric which contains hard twist. 1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. iii. 114 Much the same considerations apply in a multi-ply yarn if the two or more single yarns present are only slightly or highly twisted (often referred to as soft and hard twist) together. 2014 E. Cadigan Sourcing & Selecting Textiles for Fashion ii. 52 Depending on the amount of turns-per-inch (TPI), a soft twist or hard twist yarn is created... Hard twist yarns have more durability. < as lemmas |
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