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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.
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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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