spinneret noun. ['spɪnǝrɛt] E19.
[Dim. of SPINNER: see -ET¹.]
1. Zoology. Any of various organs through which the silk, gossamer, or thread of spiders, silkworms, and certain other insects is produced. E19.

2. A cap or plate having a number of small holes through which a spinnable solution is forced in the production of man-made fibres; an individual hole or channel in such a plate. L19.

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