carretel — meaning in English

English meaning

• bobbin noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
• spool noun A cylinder that thread, wire, film, or cable is wound around.

Senses

carretel is used for these senses in English:

• bobbin A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
• bobbin In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
• spool A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

bobbin — full definition

1. noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
2. noun In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
3. noun The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. noun A fine cord or narrow braid.

spool — full definition

1. noun A cylinder that thread, wire, film, or cable is wound around.
2. verb To send a document or job to a printer or other device, where it waits in a queue to be processed.

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