Pirn vs. Pian

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.

Piannoun

(medicine) yaws

Piannoun

The yaws. See Yaws.