About The Word Thrown
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Thrown
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What's The Definition Of Thrown?
[adj] (archaic) twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"
[adj] caused to fall to the ground; "the thrown rider got back on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"; "a ball player thrown for a loss" Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrown: down | tangled | thrown and twisted Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrown: See Also | Thrown In Webster's Dictionary \Thrown\,
a. & p. p. from {Throw}, v.
{Thrown silk}, silk thread consisting of two or more singles
twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to
that in which the singles of which it is composed are
twisted. --M'Culloch.
{Thrown singles}, silk thread or cord made by three processes
of twisting, first into singles, two or more of which are
twisted together making dumb singles, and several of these
twisted together to make thrown singles.
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