单词 | tethery |
释义 | tetheryadj. rare. Apt to become tangled or ravelled: said of long-stapled wool, the fibres of which cling together. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > matted or tangled > apt to become tethery1894 1894 C. Vickerman Woollen Spinning ix. 167 It is very obvious..that a long tethery wool would be extremely difficult to divide from the lap, either by the Bolette or Martin machine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1894 |
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