roving
roving · rovings
A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in feltingA long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
US/ɹˈoʊvɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting.
(countable, uncountable)The process of giving the first twist to yarn.
More definitions
- travelling about without any clear destination
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From rove (“sliver of wool or cotton”), late 17th century, possibly from obsolete Middle EFrom rove (“sliver of wool or cotton”), late 17th century, possibly from obsolete Middle English rove(n) (“to draw out, pull off”), itself a dialectal variant of rive (“to tear, split”).
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Forms
plural: rovingsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- travelling about without any clear destination:wanderingvagabondage
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrove
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable