roving

A continuous strand of loosely twisted and drawn fibers, such as wool, flax, silk, or cotton, ready to be spun.

The act of rambling or wandering.

Archery as practised by a rover. See rover, 4.

The process of giving the first twist to yarn, or of forming a rove.

A slightly twisted sliver of carded fiber, as wool or cotton; a rove.

The act of one who roves or wanders.

The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.

A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly twisted; a rove. See 2d Rove, 2.

a machine for drawing and twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on bobbin for the spinning machine.