spinneret


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spinneret /ˈspɪnərɛt/
noun
  • 1 Zoology any of a number of different organs through which the silk, gossamer, or thread of spiders, silkworms, and certain other insects is produced.
  • 2 (in the production of man-made fibres) a cap or plate with a number of small holes through which a fibre-forming solution is forced.
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