Of a yarn or fabric: passed rapidly through a gas flame in order to remove superfluous fibres. Cf. gas, v.1 1.

Of plant fibre: that has been treated to improve its receptivity to dyes. Cf. animalize, v. 4. Now historical.

Used attributively with reference to a method of finishing mercerized fabrics by passing them through a calender, one of whose rollers has engraved…

= tie-and-dye n. at affix 5 below; frequently attributive; also as v. transitive, to dye by this process; also absol.

Designating a process in which fabric is first padded (see pad, v.2 3) and then steamed. Also as n.: this process.