spindle

Summary

spindle has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• spindle is a type of textile arts tool^[2].
• spindle is used for hand spinning^[3].
• spindle's Commons category is recorded as Spindles^[4].
• spindle comprises spindle whorl^[5].
• spindle's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[6].
• spindle's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• spindle's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[8].
• spindle's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[9].
• spindle's different from is recorded as Q1220031^[10].

Body

Definition and Type

spindle is a type of textile arts tool^[2].

Use and Application

spindle is used for hand spinning^[3]. spindle comprises spindle whorl^[5].

Influence

Things named for spindle include purr^[11], an animal behavior^[12] and spindle^[13], a cellular component^[14].

Why It Matters

spindle has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] spindle is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Entities named for spindle include purr^[11], an animal behavior^[12] and spindle^[13], a cellular component^[14].