SPIN'NERET
\spˈɪnnəɹət], \spˈɪnnəɹət], \s_p_ˈɪ_n_n_ə_ɹ_ə_t]\
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an organ, or one of the organs, with which insects form their webs.--adj. SPINNER'ULAR.--ns. SPIN'NERULE, one of the tubules of a spinneret; SPIN'NERY, a spinning-mill.--adj. SPIN'NING, used in spinning.--ns. SPIN'NING-HOUSE, a place of correction where lewd and incorrigible women were made to spin; SPIN'NING-JENN'Y, a machine by which a number of threads can be spun at the same time; SPIN'NING-MILL, a factory where thread is spun; SPIN'NING-WHEEL, a machine for spinning yarn, consisting of a wheel driven by the hand or by a treadle, which drives one or two spindles.--SPIN A YARN, to tell a long story; SPIN OUT, to prolong tediously. [A.S. spinnan; Ger. spinnen.]
By Thomas Davidson