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Apparatus for reeling silk
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filature
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Word definitions for filature in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Filature \Fil"a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See Filatory .] A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons. --Ure. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons. 2 A spool or bobbin used for the above. 3 A place where silk is reeled onto spools.
Usage examples of filature.
The principal filatures, manufactories and bleaching establishments, are situated in the suburb of Saint-Sever, and in the valleys of Deville, Bapeaume and Maromme.
They drifted over the riven snowscapes of Rimany, the filatures of Severnesse, the crocus fields of Luindorn, the wild shores of Finvarna, and Avlantia's ruined and forsaken cities.