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Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..

Rawhide :: Rawhide (n.) A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted..

Twine :: Twine (n.) A twist; a convolution.

Monkey''s Puzzle :: Monkey's puzzle () A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted as to puzzle a monkey to climb. The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi–on by the Chilians..

Cablelaid :: Cablelaid (a.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or hawsers, twisted together to form a cable..

Cotton :: Cotton (n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half..

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..

Scroggy :: Scroggy (a.) Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted..

Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..

Twine :: Twine (n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen..

Wicking :: Wicking (n.) the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton..

Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and surfaces.

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns..

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Twist :: Twist (v. i.) To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others..

Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.

Unbone :: Unbone (v. t.) To twist about, as if boneless..

Entwine :: Entwine (v. t.) To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round..

Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..

Thread :: Thread (n.) A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted..

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