Nibs Synonyms

Its purpose is to sort out the different lengths of fibre, and to clear such fibres of their nibs and noils.

Folded Yarns are hairy after being spun and folded, and in addition sometimes contain nibs and rough places.

The fibre and nibs have to be cleaned off by means of a gassing machine so constructed that the end of silk (silk yarn) is frictioned to throw off the nibs, and at the same time is run very rapidly through a gas flame a sufficient number of times to burn off the hairy and fibrous matter without injuring the main thread.

The first was a February born group 2 Loosebeare Imp sired daughter out of a Glenside His Nibs bred mother.

Unlike tiles that have nibs to locate them on a batten, every double lap slate needs to be twice nailed.