noun
- Plural of pirn; small spools or bobbins used to hold thread, yarn, or wire in spinning, weaving, or sewing machines.
Usage: Commonly used in textile manufacturing and sewing contexts.
Examples
- The weaver loaded fresh pirns of thread into the loom.
- She replaced the empty pirns with new ones before continuing her work.
- The spinning wheel required several pirns to hold different colored yarns.
- Industrial sewing machines use pirns to organize and feed thread efficiently.
- The textile factory stored hundreds of pirns in organized bins.