Yarn vs Roughspun - What's the difference?
yarn | roughspun |
(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.
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, title= (of a garment or cloth) Woven]] from a coarsely [[spinning, spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material).
(figuratively) Unpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated.
As nouns the difference between yarn and roughspun
is that yarn is (uncountable) a twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving while roughspun is (rare) a garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.As a verb yarn
is to tell a story.As an adjective roughspun is
(of a garment or cloth) woven]] from a coarsely [[spinning|spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material).yarn
English
Noun
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn , but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}