unspun

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ spun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈspʌn/
  • Rhymes: -ʌn

Adjective

unspun (not comparable)

  1. Not spun.
  2. Of fibers, not yet having been twisted into yarn or thread.
    • 1979, Kax Wilson, A History of Textiles, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 302:
      Different breeds of sheep have been raised by the Navajo, and sometimes the yarn, and even the unspun wool, have come from outside the reservation.
    • 1987, Paula Simmons, Spinning and weaving with wool, published 1977, →ISBN, page 102:
      Do not spin right up to the very end of your carded fibers; leave a generous unspun area for easy joining on of the next wool.
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