spindle

Example Sentences

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Long processions of women, many of them bearing a takli or spindle to honour Gandhi's commitment to homespun khadi cloth, take over Bombay's streets, quite literally pushing men to the very margins.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

A new company was found, the fabrication truly European: spindle from the Czech Republic, cables and curved glass from Italy, capsules from France, the main structure from the Netherlands.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

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

You might need to first remove a metal or plastic ring on the brush head spindle.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

She sits at a massive machine that boasts three spindle wheels and two looms.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton