Pirn vs. Firn

Pirnnoun

A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.

Pirnnoun

The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.

Pirnverb

To wind yarn onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

Pirnnoun

A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod.

Pirn

A Pirn is a rod onto which weft thread is wound for use in weaving. Unlike a bobbin, it is fixed in place, and the thread is delivered off the end of the pirn rather than from the centre.

Firnnoun

A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snow-cone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.

Firn

Firn (; from Swiss German firn , cognate with before) is partially compacted névé, a type of snow that has been left over from past seasons and has been recrystallized into a substance denser than névé. It is ice that is at an intermediate stage between snow and glacial ice.