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Spindle (textiles) — Eve spinning, the spindle in her right hand: Hunterian Psalter, ca 1170 (Glasgow University Library) … Wikipedia
Whorl — is a type of spiral pattern.Other meanings of whorl include: * Whorl (mollusc), a single, complete 360° turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell ** Body whorl, in a mollusc shell the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating… … Wikipedia
whorl — ► NOUN 1) Zoology each of the turns in the spiral shell of a mollusc. 2) Botany a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from a stem at the same level and encircling it. 3) a complete circle in a fingerprint. DERIVATIVES whorled adjective … English terms dictionary
whorl — [wɔ:l, wə:l] noun 1》 Zoology each of the convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc. 2》 Botany a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it. ↘(in a flower) each of the… … English new terms dictionary
spindle — 1. noun spɪndəl a) (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from… … Wiktionary
Buckquoy spindle-whorl — The Buckquoy spindle whorl is a famous spindle whorl dating from the Early Middle Ages, probably the 8th century, excavated in 1970 in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. It has achieved fame because of its ogham inscription.The inscription was… … Wikipedia
Cowichan knitting — Cowichan sweater redirects here. For other uses, see Cowichan. A couple display their themed Cowichan sweaters outside the Butter Church at Cowichan Bay, 1985. Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting developed by the Cowichan people of… … Wikipedia
Myth of Er — A Renaissance manuscript Latin translation of The Republic The Myth of Er is an eschatological legend that concludes Plato s The Republic (10.614 10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that for many centuries… … Wikipedia
Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… … Wikipedia
Spinning mule — A pair of Condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles, being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Brothers … Wikipedia
