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Webster 1913 Edition

Filature

Fil′a-ture

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[LL.
filatura
, fr.
filare
to spin: cf. F.
filature
. See
Filatory
.]
1.
A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons.
Ure.
2.
A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.

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