filature

fil·a·ture

F0117200 (fĭl′ə-cho͝or′, -chər)n.1. The act or process of spinning, drawing, or twisting into threads.2. The act or process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.3. A reel used in drawing silk from cocoons.4. An establishment where silk is reeled.

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[French, from Late Latin fīlātus, past participle of fīlāre, to spin; see filament.]

filature

(ˈfɪlətʃə) n1. (Textiles) the act or process of spinning silk, etc, into threads2. (Textiles) the reel used for this3. (Textiles) a place where such spinning or reeling is done[C18: from Medieval Latin fīlātūra the art of spinning, from fīlāre to spin thread; see filament]

fil•a•ture

(ˈfɪl ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər)

n. an establishment for reeling silk. [1750–60; < French < Medieval Latin fīlātūra the spinning art < Late Latin fīlāt(us) spun (past participle of fīlāre; see filament) + Latin -ūra -ure]

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filature - a bobbin used in spinning silk into threadbobbin, spool, reel - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound