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How to pronounce yarn in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms thread
Type of cord
Has types worsted yarn, worsted, woof, weft, cotton, dental floss, warp, tinsel, filling, floss, suture, lastex, ligature, metallic, nap, pick, purl, pile
Type Words
Synonyms narration, recital
Type of account, report
Has types telling, recounting, relation
Type Words
Type of tell, narrate, recite, recount

Examples of yarn

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The fibre comes out in strands and is then spun into yarn on a spinning machine.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Secure the yarn by looping it under the last two wrapped rows and pulling tight.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Visually, the yarn is built for Speed Racer's candy-hued grand prix and rallies.
From the denverpost.com
Colonial Mills has taken Sunbrella yarn and woven it into a braided outdoor rug.
From the dailynews.com
It will also end yarn production but two factory outlet stores will remain open.
From the express.co.uk
But you don't need to recognise any of them to enjoy this clever and funny yarn.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
The real story is quite a yarn but this take on it lacks much to remember it by.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Anderson conceived the film as an adventure yarn and toyed with it for a decade.
From the guardian.co.uk
To create patterns, weavers tie-dye portions of weft yarn before weaving begins.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Narration: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
  • Tell or spin a yarn
  • Thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
  • Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. ...
  • A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving; Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope; A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible; To tell a story
  • (Yarns) Length of fibres and/or filaments with or without twist
  • (Yarns) fibres such as nylon, polyamide, elastane, cotton and elastodien are primarily used for stockings -> Wikipedia
  • To dream of yarn, denotes success in your business and an industrious companion in your home. For a young woman to dream that she works with yarn, foretells that she will be proudly recognized by a worthy man as his wife.
  • Also referred to as thread, yarn is the basic component of all fabrics. Yarn can be composed of twisted natural or synthetic fibers, or a longer single fiber.