| 词汇 | whorl |
| 释义 | whorl noun[ C ] literaryuk /wɜːl/ us /wɝːl/ a circular pattern of lines, with the smallest circle in the middle, surrounded by other circles, each one wider and larger than the previous one螺旋形；螺纹 Geometry: bends, loops & curves anfractuous arc bend conic curve elbow fishhook geniculate helically meander parabola sigmoidally spiral spline sweepy swoosh tightness trajectory twist whirl Examples of whorlwhorl Thus, they may have been used to spin the same types of material, like cotton, as the bead-shaped whorls, although, perhaps, with a looser twist. Antennal setae are arranged in whorls, and are especially conspicuous in males. The weight, height, inner-hole diameter, and total diameter of each spindle whorl were measured. Based on the unfinished margins of some of the irregular beads, these were made from the whorl of marine shells. Alternatively, these whorls may not represent a spinning industry at all, but rather areas where weavers consumed surplus thread. Associated with the bones discovered at the bottom of the shaft was an offering of four pottery vessels and a spindle whorl. Only six spindle whorls were recovered form fill or surface contexts (two were found on the surface, and four came from structural fill). Other whorls were modeled from clay to the desired form and often slipped. A great deal of flexibility, however, occurs between the size and shape of the spindle whorl and the type of thread produced. Mesoamerican spindle whorls are generally bakedclay disks each with a center hole that are used in hand-spinning as counter-weights on a wooden spindle. More detailed designs, if present, occur around the sides of the spindle whorl within the center zone. The majority of the possible bead whorls are also simply polished, generally spherical forms. Whorl decorations were minimal: simple incising or grooving. Shells of species in this group have a depressed whorl section. In the present assemblage, the only possible horsetail remains are some leaf whorls. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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