cotton reel
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cotton reel — UK US noun [countable] [singular cotton reel plural cotton reels] british a small object used for holding thread for sewing Thesaurus: things used for sewing and needlework … Useful english dictionary
cotton reel — cotton ,reel noun count BRITISH a SPOOL for THREAD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cotton reel — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cotton reel : singular cotton reel plural cotton reels British a small object used for holding thread for sewing … English dictionary
cotton reel — noun (C) BrE the small object that cotton thread is wound around; spool (2) AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cotton — cot|ton1 [ˈkɔtn US ˈka:tn] n [U] BrE [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coton, from Arabic qutn] 1.) cloth or thread made from the white hair of the cotton plant ▪ a white cotton shirt ▪ Made from 100% cotton. 2.) a plant with white hairs on … Dictionary of contemporary English
reel — reel1 [ri:l] v 1.) to be confused or shocked by a situation ▪ Norman s brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm. reel from ▪ The party is still reeling from its recent election defeat. 2.) [i]also reel back to step backwards suddenly … Dictionary of contemporary English
reel — 1 noun (C) 1 a) BrE a round object onto which thread, wire, fishing line, cinema film etc can be wound: a cotton reel compare bobbin b) the amount that one of these objects will hold: Have you got another reel of film? 2 one of the parts of a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Reel — bezeichnet sowohl einen schottischen und irischen Volkstanz als auch die zugrundeliegende Melodie in einem schnellen 2/2 Takt (Alla breve). Das Tempo beträgt etwa 100−120 bpm (halbe Noten je Minute), also 50–60 Takte pro Minute. Reels werden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Reel — (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre[ o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a weaver s reed or sley.] 1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler s reel; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reel oven — Reel Reel (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre[ o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a weaver s reed or sley.] 1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
