spindle
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Thought to be made from a cattle femur, this decorated Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl, used to provide weight while spinning yarn, was unearthed from farmland near Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
One widely shared video shows a woman spinning yarn on a traditional hand spindle as a Kashmiri folk song plays in the background.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
The process of dividing the sister chromatids over the cells is guided by the interaction between the centromeres and structures known as spindle microtubules.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
Previously believed to consist of a compact structure attaching to multiple spindle microtubules, it was instead revealed that the centromere consists of two subdomains.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
At the foot of the turf cliff, Hazel and his companions were crouching under the low branches of two or three spindle trees.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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