The action of starch, v. (in various senses); (occasionally) an instance of this.

Textiles. Any of various manufacturing processes in which fibres or threads are drawn or pulled for straightening, cleansing, combing, etc.; (Weaving)…

One who laps or folds up (linen).

The process of treating plant fibre or fabric to improve its receptivity to dyes. Cf. animalize, v. 4. Now rare.

The process of passing yarn or fabric rapidly through a gas flame in order to remove superfluous fibres. Cf. gas, v.1 1.

a workman employed in pressing or finishing the cloth.

the process or action of soaking cloth in water or a solution of alkali in order to remove the sizing; the solution used for this purpose.

Textiles. The action or technique of covering a coarse fabric with an outer layer of finer fabric. Cf. plated, adj. 2b. Obsolete.

The action or process of coating a surface with size, or with too much size (size, n.2 2).

In the manufacture of woollen cloth: a finishing process in which the cloth is wound on to a perforated roller and immersed in water.

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

A technique of fabric decoration common in Indonesia and Malaysia, in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tied at intervals and dyed before…

The action of pre-board, v.1

A finish given to a fabric or garment to enable it to retain its creases, pleating, shape, smoothness, etc.; the process which produces this finish…

(also attributive)