transitive. To dress (flax, hemp, etc.) by splitting and straightening the fibres with a hackle. Cf. hackle, v.2 1a, heckle, v. 1a.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing flax, hemp, or jute > treat or process flax, hemp, or jute [verb (transitive)] > heckle (10) hatchela1325 transitive. To dress (flax, hemp, etc.) by splitting and straightening the fibres with a hackle. Cf. hackle, v.2 1a, heckle, v. 1a. hecklea1325 transitive. To prepare (flax, hemp, etc.) with a hackle or hackling machine, splitting, straightening, and combing the fibres in preparation for… hack1577 transitive. = hackle, v.2 1a. hackle1599 transitive. To prepare (flax, hemp, etc.) with a hackle or hackling machine, splitting, straightening, and combing the fibres in preparation for… carminate1604 To card wool, etc. (Only in dictionaries.) tow1615 transitive. To comb or card flax; also, to reduce to the state of tow or fibre. See also towing, n.2 rough1817 transitive. To heckle (flax) roughly. See also ruff, v.5 2. Now historical. ruff1853 transitive. To dress or heckle (flax) with a ruffer. Cf. rough, v.2 3c. Now rare. strick1894 To prepare (lint) for heckling; also, to heckle (flax, etc.). Subcategories:— prepare for (1) |
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