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yarn. A generic term for continuous strands of textile fibers or filaments in a form suitable for knitting, weaving, or otherwise intertwining to form a textile product. It may be composed of a number of fibers twisted together; a number of filaments laid together without twist; a number of filaments laid together with some twist; a single filament, either with or without twist (a monofilament).
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Tver, D.F., Bolz, R.W. (1984). Y. In: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Industrial Technology. Chapman and Hall Advanced Industrial Technology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9674-5_24
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