Definition of Spinnerette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinnerette

spinlike
spinmaster
spinmasters
spinmeister
spinmeisters
spinnability
spinnable
spinnaker
spinnakers
spinner dolphin
spinner dolphins
spinneret
spinnerets
spinnerette (current term)
spinnerettes
spinneries
spinners
spinnerule
spinnerules
spinnery
spinnet
spinnets
spinney
spinneys
spinnier
spinnies
spinniest
spinning

Literary usage of Spinnerette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"Orifice spinnerette, to give ballast flow of 250 grn/hr (.008" D.) 1 Gallon ballast, compass fluid AN-C-116 1 ea. Ballast reservoir (1 gallon capacity) 1 ea ..."

2. Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking by Bertha Banner (1898)
"The mouth of a silkworm is fitted with a spinnerette, through which the silk is emitted, having been previously secreted by a pair of glands placed at ..."

3. Police Body Armor Standards and Testing by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1992)
"... it in a special solvent and spraying the solution through a small nozzle called a spinnerette. The solvent evaporates, leaving the plastic fiber, ..."

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