[spin.ner.et] n (1826) 1: an organ (as of a spider or caterpillar) for producing threads of silk from the secretion of silk glands
2. or spin.ner.ette : a small metal plate, thimble, or cap with fine holes through which a chemical solution (as of cellulose) is forced in the spinning of man-made filaments (as of rayon or nylon)