unrove en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + rove.
Meanings
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unroving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unroved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unroved | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unroves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |