See Also: pirn(medicine)
pirn(dictionary)

pirn (iou)



pirn noun & verb. Now Scot. & dial. As noun also pern. LME.
[Origin unkn.: cf. PIRL.]
A. noun.
A small cylinder on which thread etc. is wound; a bobbin, a spool, a reel; this wound with thread etc. LME.
An imperfection in cloth; a stripe, a mark. rare. L17-M18.
Thread wound on a bobbin etc.; the amount able to be wound on a bobbin etc. rare. E18.
b. verb trans. Wind or reel (thread etc.) on to a bobbin etc. Scot. E19.
pirned adjective (Scot.) striped, variegated L15.
pirnie adjective & noun (Scot.) (a) adjective (of cloth) striped; (b) noun a nightcap (usu. striped): L17.