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noun • A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer. | ||||||||
28% | 8 | A knot or knot-like protuberance | ||||||
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28% | 7 | A type of knot that lies in a plane and is similar to a trefoil knot | ||||||
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Knot Of Fiber
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3 | Fiber knot
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26 Nov 1976 | New York Times / 26 Nov 1976 |
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