ROVING

adj. wandering aimlessly, roaming, meandering

n. act of wandering, act of roaming; rove, cotton or wool fiber that has been stretched and twisted prior to being spun into yarn

v. wander aimlessly, roam, meander; stretch and twist fibers to prepare them for spinning

A roving is a long and narrow bundle of fiber with a twist to hold the fiber together. It is usually used to spin worsted yarn, but can be used to spin woolen yarn as well. A roving can be created by carding or combing the fiber, and is then drawn into long strips where the fiber is parallel. Roving is similar to sliver.
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Noun
1. travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"
(synonym) wandering, vagabondage
(hypernym) peregrination
(hyponym) drifting
(derivation) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
Adjective
1. (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"
(synonym) mobile, nomadic, peregrine, wandering
(similar) unsettled

Verb
1. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
(synonym) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, range, drift, vagabond
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) maunder
(verb-group) stray, err, drift
(derivation) wandering, roving, vagabondage

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Rove
  

(n.)
The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.
  

(n.)
The act of one who roves or wanders.
  

(n.)
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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