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▪ I. bason, n. Hat-making.|ˈbeɪs(ə)n|
[Origin doubtful; taken by some as a specific use of basin (of which bason was a common spelling), but evidence of this is wanting.]
A bench with a plate of iron or stone flag fitted in it, and a little fire underneath, on which (before the introduction of machinery) the first part of the felting process was performed.
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v., The hatters have also basons for the brims of hats, usually of lead, having an aperture in the middle. 1837Whittock Bk. Trades (1842) 294 ‘Basoning’ follows next in making the coarser kind of hat; the bason being a piece of cast-iron, or mixed metal, on which the felt is drawn.
▪ II. ˈbason, v.
[f. prec.]
To harden the felt on the bason in hat-making. Hence basoned ppl. a., basoning vbl. n.
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Hat, The basoned hat being first dipt in the kettle. 1837[see prec.] 1875Ure Dict. Arts II. 784 Till the hat is basoned or rendered tolerably firm. 1885(A hat-maker writes) ‘Basoning’ is the first part of the felting process for making hats from sheep's wool or a mixture of sheep's wool and rabbit's fur.
▪ III. bason
variant of basin. |