See Also: spun(1)(dictionary)
spun(2)(dictionary)
spun(dictionary)
sylvester(2)(dictionary)
Sylvester(dictionary)
sylvester(1)(dictionary)
Sylvester II(encyclopedia)
Spun Sugar Berries with Yogurt Crème(recipes)
Stallone, Sylvester(dictionary)
Sanfilippo, Sylvester(medicine)

sylvester(2) (iou) and spun(2) (iou)


sylvester(2) (iou)



sylvester adjective. rare. Also silvester. L16.
[Latin silvester (syl-), -tris, formed as SYLVA.]
= SYLVESTRIAN adjective1.

spun(2) (iou)



spun ppl adjective. ME.
[pa. pple of SPIN verb.]
That has undergone the process of spinning; formed, fabricated, or prepared by spinning. ME.
spec.
a. Of sugar: boiled to a syrup and drawn out or worked up into a threadlike or fluffy form, esp. as a confection or decoration. M19.
b. Of or designating vegetable protein, esp. soya, that has been spun into fibres to resemble meat. L20.
Phrases & comb.: fine-spun: see FINE adverb. spun gold noun & adjective (a) noun = gold thread s.v. GOLD adjective; (b) adjective resembling gold thread. spun-golden adjective = spun gold (b) above. spun out unduly prolonged or protracted. spunyarn (a) yarn made by spinning; (b) spec. (Nautical) (a) cord or line made of two or more rope-yarns not laid but simply twisted together.
? Earliest in comb. Not recorded in isolation until L15.