Usually means: Twisted fibers forming continuous thread.
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  1. spun yarn: Merriam-Webster
  2. spun yarn: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. spun yarn: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. spun yarn: Collins English Dictionary
  5. spun yarn: Vocabulary.com
  6. spun-yarn, spun yarn: Wordnik
  7. spun yarn: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. spun yarn: Dictionary.com
  9. spun yarn: Rhymezone
  10. spun-yarn: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. spun yarn: FreeDictionary.org
  12. spun yarn: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. spun yarn: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. spun yarn: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from WordNet (spun yarn)

▸ noun:  (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together


Opposite:
unspun, untwisted, loose fibers

Phrases:
spun a yarn, more...

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Opposite:
unspun, untwisted, loose fibers

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spun a yarn, more...




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