Usage of "spindle whorl"

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Weight to increase the rotation of a spindle.

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Examples for "whorl"

Examples for "whorl"

This precludes the classification of the central pocket loop type of whorl. 
 The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses 

A full quarter of the hindward whorl was gone, sliced off cleanly. 
 The Moon Pool 

Traced each whorl of muted colour in the rug, one by one. 
 61 hours 

Samuel Teece gutted the car out in a great whorl of dust. 
 The Martian Chronicles 

I stare at a wall-tile whorl as minutes spin by and die. 
 Number9Dream 

Usage of spindle whorl in English

Items discovered during the excavation include soapstone from the Shetland Islands, pottery and a bone spindle whorl. 
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Finds on the site include fragments of late bronze age pottery, spindle whorls, animal bone and iron slag. 
 The Guardian 

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Meanings of spindle whorl in English