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filature
[ fil-uh-cher, -choor ]
noun
- the act of forming into threads.
- a reel for drawing off silk from cocoons.
- the reeling of silk from cocoons.
- an establishment for reeling silk.
filature
/ ˈɪəʃə /
noun
- the act or process of spinning silk, etc, into threads
- the reel used for this
- a place where such spinning or reeling is done
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of filature1
C18: from Medieval Latin īū the art of spinning, from ī to spin thread; see filament
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The women reelers in the silk filatures of Shanghai get from eight to eleven cents for eleven hours of work.
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Greece has many small filatures willing to take consignments of even 10 bales, and the shipment direct or via Alexandria is easier.
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There are filatures for winding silk at Shanghai, Canton, Chifu and other cities.
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"I came into this filature when quite young, and it has taken me years to find out even the little I know now."
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The cocoons are next sent to the reelers or filatures.
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