re-reelv.
/ˌriːˈriːl/, U.S. /riˈril/ transitive. To rewind (paper, silk, etc.) on to a reel; to spool from one reel on to another.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > paper-making > make paper [verb (transitive)] > specific processes
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1860 Chem. News 11 Aug. 104/1 The waste of this process is collected again, and again it is re-reeled and wound.
1906 R. W. Sindall Paper Technol. vi. 75 (caption) Double-Drum Reeler. The reels from the paper-machine are re-reeled, slit, and finished off on this machine.
1929 R. H. Clapperton & W. Henderson Mod. Paper-making xvi. 246 (caption) Four-drum winder for re-reeling newsprint.
1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xv. 237 The paper can be either cut into sheets or re-reeled for finishing elsewhere.
2001 R. R. Franck Silk, Mohair, Cashmere i. iv. 23 During the reeling process, the silk is reeled first of all onto small reels then re-reeled onto larger reels.
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re-ˈreeling n.
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1876 L. P. Brockett Silk Industry in Amer. xvi. 89 At first the re-reeling was well done; but after a time the Chinese became careless about it.
1937 E. J. Labarre Dict. Paper 211/1 Re-reeling machine, the apparatus on which the web of paper is re-reeled after passing through the operations of tub-sizing..and drying.
1998 Paper Focus Aug. 26/1 As a result of the high speeds and immediate re-reeling, drying has to be equally rapid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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