The count of jute yarn is based upon the weight in pounds of 14,400 yds., such length receiving the name of "spyndle." The finest yarns weigh 2(3/4) lb. to 3 lb. per spyndle, but the commonest kinds are 7 lb., 8 lb., 9 lb. and 10 lb. per spyndle. The sizes rise in pounds up to about 20 lb., then by 2 lb. up to about 50 lb. per spyndle, with much larger jumps above this weight. It is not uncommon to find 200 lb. to 300 lb. rove yarn, while the weight occasionally reaches 450 lb. per spyndle. The different sizes of yarn are extensively used in a large variety of fabrics, sometimes alone, sometimes in conjunction with other fibres, e.g. with worsted in the various kinds of carpets, with cotton in tapestries and household cloths, with line and tow yarns for the same fabrics and for paddings, &c., and with wool for horse clothing. The yarns are capable of being dyed brilliant colours, but, unfortunately, the colours are not very fast to light. The fibre can also be prepared to imitate human hair with remarkable closeness, and advantage of this is largely taken in making stage wigs. For detailed information regarding jute, the cloths made from it and the machinery used, see the following works: Watts's _Dictionary of the Economic Products of India_; Royle's _Fibrous Plants of India_; Sharp's _Flax, Tow and Jute Spinning_; Leggatt's _Jute Spinning_; Woodhouse and Milne's _Jute and Linen Weaving_; and Woodhouse and Milne's _Textile Design: Pure and Applied_. (T. Wo.) FOOTNOTE: [1] Also in the forms "streek," "strick" or "strike," as in Chaucer, _Cant. Tales_, Prologue 676, where the Pardoner's hair is compared with a "strike of flax." The term is also used of a handful of hemp or other fibre, and is one of the many technical applications of "strike" or "streak," which etymologically are cognate words.