Mule twist

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003803",
  "term": "Mule twist",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A cotton yarn spun on a spinning mule and used as warp, in contrast to water twist, the stronger warp yarn spun on the water frame. In the cotton trade, twist means warp yarn, as opposed to weft. The mule could spin finer counts than the water frame, which made mule twist the choice for fine cloth such as muslin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mule yarn"
  ],
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Mule-Twist",
    "es": "hilo de mula",
    "fr": "fil retors de mule"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/mule-twist/"
}