ROVING

Roving

A roving is a long and narrow bundle of fiber. Rovings are produced during the process of making spun yarn from wool fleece, raw cotton, or other fibres. Their main use is as fibre prepared for spinning, but they may also be used for specialised kinds of knitting or other textile arts.

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roving

Noun

  1. A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.

Verb

roving

Adjective

  1. wandering freely.
    His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.


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