撚糸|ねんしnenshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- nountwisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymより糸よりいとNeutralA native Japanese word for thread twisted together; everyday in tone, whereas 「撚糸」 is the textile-industry term.
- Synonym縒りよりNeutralRefers to the twist of a yarn — its twisted state or the plies formed, as in 「縒りをかける」; 「撚糸」 is the twisted thread itself.
In the textile industry, twisted thread is 「撚糸」; everyday speech uses 「より糸」. For the twisting action use 「縒り」, also in 「縒りを戻す」, which means a broken relationship being mended.
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