noun
- thick, uneven places in yarn or thread
- fabric made from yarn containing slubs
Usage: textile manufacturing
Usage: textile manufacturing
verb
- to draw out and twist fibers slightly in preparing yarn
Usage: textile manufacturing
Examples
- The cotton yarn had several slubs that gave the fabric texture.
- She preferred slubs in her linen for a more natural look.
- The mill worker carefully slubs the cotton fibers.
- Slubs in the thread created an interesting pattern in the weave.
- The designer chose fabric with prominent slubs for the curtains.
- Workers slub the raw cotton before spinning it into yarn.