Yarn vs Waistcoating - What's the difference?
yarn | waistcoating |
(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= A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.
(Webster 1913)
As nouns the difference between yarn and waistcoating
is that yarn is (uncountable) a twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving while waistcoating is a fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.As a verb yarn
is to tell a story.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.}}