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Trubenized|ˈtruːbənaɪzd|
[f. Tru-, of unknown origin + -ben-, said to be f. the name of Benjamin Liebowitz, inventor of the process + -ize + -ed1.]
A proprietary name for clothing, esp. shirt collars, made durably stiff by a special process in manufacture.
No longer a proprietary name in the U.S.
1933Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Dec. 879/2 S. Liebovitz & Sons, Inc., New York... Trubenized for dress and negligee shirts and collars. 1939Trade Marks Jrnl. 26 July 1051 Trubenised... All goods included in Class 25. Trubenising Limited,..High Holborn, London. 1955Radio Times 22 Apr. 27/3 Shirt..25/6d. with soft collar (or 26/6d. with ‘Trubenised’ collar). 1969A. J. Hall Stand. Handbk. Textiles (ed. 7) i. 45 Actually this solubility is not a serious disadvantage..for it enables acetate fibres to be employed in the ‘Trubenised’ process. |