tram

IPA(Pronunciation)

/tɹam/

Noun

(weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.

Japanese Meaning

（織物）2本以上の糸を撚り合わせて作られる絹糸。特に、上質なベルベットや絹製品の緯糸（交差する糸）として使用される。

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The apprentice carefully threaded a tram through the shuttle, knowing it would give the velvet its characteristic depth.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

見習いは慎重に撚り合わせた絹の緯糸をシャトルに通し、それがビロードに特徴的な深みをもたらすことを知っていた。

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(weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.

The two types of silk of greatest interest to the hand weaver are known as Organzine and Tram. Organzine is a warp silk and is made from two or more single threads twisted together in the opposite direction from the original twist. Tram is a weft silk and it is made from two or more singles lightly twisted together.

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