FILATURE

filature

(noun) a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

filature (plural filatures)

The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.

A spool or bobbin used for the above.

A place where silk is reeled onto spools.

Anagrams

• faultier

Source: Wiktionary


Fil"a*ture, n. Etym: [LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See Filatory.]

1. A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons. Ure.

2. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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