- throwster
- noun Date: 15th century one who throws textile filaments
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Throwster — Throw ster, n. [Throw + ster.] One who throws or twists silk; a thrower. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throwster — [thrō′stər] n. [see THROW (vt. 1)] a person whose work is making thread from silk or synthetic filaments … English World dictionary
throwster — /throh steuhr/, n. a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments. [1425 75; late ME throwestre. See THROW, STER] * * * … Universalium
throwster — noun a person who twists silk fibres into thread … English new terms dictionary
throwster — throw·ster … English syllables
throwster — throw•ster [[t]ˈθroʊ stər[/t]] n. tex one who throws textile filaments • Etymology: 1425–75 … From formal English to slang
throwster — n. a person who throws silk … Useful english dictionary
Silk throwster — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silk throwster — noun or silk thrower : throwster … Useful english dictionary
silk-throwster — silkˈ thrower or silkˈ throwster noun A person who makes raw silk into thread • • • Main Entry: ↑silk … Useful english dictionary
