thin-spunadj.

Brit.

/ˈθɪnspʌn/,

/ˌθɪnˈspʌn/, U.S.

/ˈθɪnˌspən/,

/ˌθɪnˈspən/

Forms: see thin adj., n., and adv. and spun adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thin adj., spun adj.

Etymology: < thin adj. + spun adj.

Spun thinly; drawn out in spinning to a slender thread. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine

smalleOE

subtlea1382

subtilea1398

finec1400

tearc1400

delicate?a1425

fine-spuna1555

filmy1604

cypress1605

thin-spun1638

curious1665

filmlike1804

feathery1864

pinpoint1899

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]

flittingc1374

aerya1398

bottomlessa1413

hollowa1529

flittering1549

wanzing1571

aerial1581

slight1585

flit1590

windy1593

filmy1594

tenuous1597

unsubstantial1597

yeasty1598

thingless1599

airy1600

spare1602

spongy1603

insubstantial1607

baselessa1616

thina1616

insolid1618

insubstantiate1621

tenuious1634

bubble1635

thin-spun1638

subventaneous1646

unsubstanceda1658

whipped1673

aericala1678

huffy1678

blatherya1693

naughty1696

substanceless1784

vapoury1818

aeriform1827

airified1837

blow-away1858

non-substantial1858

unbased1860

evasive1881

stuffless1896

fabricless1905

lighter-than-air1909

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 22 in Justa Edouardo King Comes the blind Furie with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L8 Thin-spunne reason and exile discourse.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 93 How thin-spun clouds glide swiftly by.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 120 Nor broken seam, nor thin-spun screen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thin-spun
释义	thin-spunadj. Brit. /ˈθɪnspʌn/, /ˌθɪnˈspʌn/, U.S. /ˈθɪnˌspən/, /ˌθɪnˈspən/ Forms: see thin adj., n., and adv. and spun adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: thin adj., spun adj. Etymology: < thin adj. + spun adj. Spun thinly; drawn out in spinning to a slender thread. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine smalleOE subtlea1382 subtilea1398 finec1400 tearc1400 delicate?a1425 fine-spuna1555 filmy1604 cypress1605 thin-spun1638 curious1665 filmlike1804 feathery1864 pinpoint1899 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] flittingc1374 aerya1398 bottomlessa1413 hollowa1529 flittering1549 wanzing1571 aerial1581 slight1585 flit1590 windy1593 filmy1594 tenuous1597 unsubstantial1597 yeasty1598 thingless1599 airy1600 spare1602 spongy1603 insubstantial1607 baselessa1616 thina1616 insolid1618 insubstantiate1621 tenuious1634 bubble1635 thin-spun1638 subventaneous1646 unsubstanceda1658 whipped1673 aericala1678 huffy1678 blatherya1693 naughty1696 substanceless1784 vapoury1818 aeriform1827 airified1837 blow-away1858 non-substantial1858 unbased1860 evasive1881 stuffless1896 fabricless1905 lighter-than-air1909 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 22 in Justa Edouardo King Comes the blind Furie with th' abhorred shears, And slits the thin-spun life. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. L8 Thin-spunne reason and exile discourse. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 93 How thin-spun clouds glide swiftly by. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 120 Nor broken seam, nor thin-spun screen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1638
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