Difference between revisions of "Spindle"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_177595" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_177595" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) The fusee of a watch. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord. </p> <p> '''(9):''' ''' (''' n.) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; - called also spindle stromb. </p> <p> '''(10):''' ''' (''' n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom. </p> <p> '''(11):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender. </p> <p> '''(12):''' ''' (''' n.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63400" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_63400" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> SPIN'DLE, a. See Spin. </p> 1. The pin used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread, and on which the thread when twisted, is wound. 2. A slender pointed rod or pin on which any thing turn as the spindle of a vane. 3. The fusee of a watch. 4. A long slender stalk. 5. The lower end of a capstan, shod with iron the pivot. <p> SPIN'DLE, To shoot or grow in a long slender stalk or body. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44061" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44061" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54321" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54321" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Spindle]] </strong> . See [[Spinning]] and Weaving, | <p> <strong> [[Spindle]] </strong> . See [[Spinning]] and Weaving, § <strong> 3 </strong> . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61482" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_61482" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:02, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.
(2): ( n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.
(3): ( n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.
(4): ( n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane.
(5): ( n.) The fusee of a watch.
(6): ( n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
(7): ( n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
(8): ( n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
(9): ( n.) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; - called also spindle stromb.
(10): ( n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.
(11): ( v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender.
(12): ( n.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc.
King James Dictionary [2]
SPIN'DLE, a. See Spin.
1. The pin used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread, and on which the thread when twisted, is wound. 2. A slender pointed rod or pin on which any thing turn as the spindle of a vane. 3. The fusee of a watch. 4. A long slender stalk. 5. The lower end of a capstan, shod with iron the pivot.
SPIN'DLE, To shoot or grow in a long slender stalk or body.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Proverbs 31:19Clothing Cloth
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
Spindle . See Spinning and Weaving, § 3 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Spindle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/spindle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
