- spinning-house
- spinnˈing-house noun (historical)A place of correction where lewd and incorrigible women were made to spin• • •Main Entry: ↑spin
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Spinning house — Spinning Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinning house — noun Etymology: Middle English spynnyng hous building used for spinning, from spynnyng, spinninge spinning + hous house : a former house of correction for prostitutes especially in England in which inmates were often made to work at spinning … Useful english dictionary
Spinning — Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of correction in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinning gland — Spinning Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinning jenny — Spinning Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinning mite — Spinning Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinning wheel — Spinning Spin ning, a. & n. from {Spin}. [1913 Webster] {Spinning gland} (Zo[ o]l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv[ae]. {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
House of Fame, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1379) A DREAM VISION by CHAUCER, The House of Fame is a poem of three books in octosyllabic couplets. Most scholars believe that it was written after The BOOK OF THE DUCHESS but before The PARLIAMENT OF FOWLS. The… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Spinning Around — Single by Kylie Minogue from the album Light Years … Wikipedia
Spinning Around — «Spinning Around» sencillo de Kylie Minogue del álbum Light Years Lado A Spinning Around Lado B «Cover Me with Kisses» «Paper Dolls» Publicación 13 de junio, 2000 (Alemania) 19 de junio, 2000 26 de junio, 2000 (UK; vinilo) … Wikipedia Español
