decatisev.
/ˈdɛkətʌɪz/ transitive. To subject (cloth) to the action of steam in order to give it a permanent lustre or finish.
ΚΠ
1907 Textile Mercury 16 Feb. 124/2 Fabrics of good quality should be decatised before dyeing.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. v. 224 A machine for decatising wool fabrics.
Derivatives
ˈdecatising n.
ΚΠ
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §384 Decatising machine minder.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
v.1907- miner's nystagmus
- miner's phthisis
- miner's right
- miner's rot
- miner's sickness
- miner's worm
- miner-like
- minera
- minerable
- mineragrapher
- mineragraphic
- mineragraphy
- mineral
- mineral acid
- mineral aggregate
- mineral alkali
- mineral bismuth
- mineral black
- mineral blue
- mineral brown
- mineral candle
- mineral caoutchouc
- mineral chameleon
- mineral charcoal
- mineral coal