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verbunrove (third-person singular simple present unroves, present participle unroving, simple past and past participle unroved)
present singular third person unroves · participle present unroving · participle past unroved · past unroved
- transitiveTo separate textiles that have been roved or twisted together.
Course length measurements can be obtained by unroving the yarn from a knitted fabric but this is time consuming, destructive of material and only provides the information after knitting.
2014, David J. Spencer, Knitting Technology, page 246
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unrove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrove
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrove,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrove.
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