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单词 self-twist
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self-twistn.

Brit. /ˈsɛlfˌtwɪst/, U.S. /ˈsɛlfˌtwɪst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, twist n.1
Etymology: < self- prefix + twist n.1
1. Rope-making. The twisting of a thread about itself. Obsolete. rare.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > rope-making > [noun] > other specific processes
warping1688
self-twist1851
pointing1867
snugging1875
wimbling1964
1851 Morning Post 21 Feb. 7/3 Huddart's patent..was an improvement upon the former mode of manufacturing hempen rope, but did not prevent the self-twist.
2. A method of industrial spinning in which two strands of fibre are spun and plied together in alternate directions as part of the same process by the lateral movement of a roller, in order to create a yarn with twist in alternating directions. Frequently, and in earliest use, attributive, as self-twist yarn, self-twist spinning, self-twist method, etc.
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1965 D. E. Henshaw U.S. Patent 3,225,533 3 Such an assembly will hereafter..be called a ‘self-twist’ thread or, where appropriate, more specifically, a ‘self-twist’ yarn.
1972 Financial Times 4 Dec. 37/2 Newer developments such as self-twist..are still expected to account for less than 5 per cent of U.K. worsted yarn production by 1975.
1974 Times 22 Mar. 21/1 The demand background is there and with its lead in ‘open end’ and ‘self twist’ machines Stone should be able to exploit it whilst it lasts.
1980 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 20 Jan. (Business Today section) 8 bb/6 New textile machines that permit self-twist spinning for processing wool into fabrics.
1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts May 364/1 Perhaps our most notable success has been the development of the wool spinning method called ‘Self-twist’.
2015 I. A. Elhawary in R. Sinclair Textiles & Fashion ix. 208 The self-twist method was developed as a way of producing a two-fold yarn effect using ring spinning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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