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/slʌb/ · noun
(countable) A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning..
The challenge is not just to produce a thick-and-thin yarn, but to make soft slubs, connected by nicely spun yarn without overtwist. The should not be lumps and bumps that happen by accident, but a contrived texture, with the size and placement of the slubs completely controlled by the spinner.
The huge bolts of cloth had to be checked for imperfections such as slubs and misweaves.
Use slub when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slub means (countable) A small thickened portion or knot found in yarn, caused by defects or uneven spinning..
Common synonyms include knot, burl.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The challenge is not just to produce a thick-and-thin yarn, but to make soft slubs, connected by nicely spun yarn without overtwist. The should not be lumps and bumps that happen by accident, but a contrived texture, with the size and placement of the slubs completely controlled by the spinner.
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