silk throwstingn.
/ˈsɪlk ˌθrəʊstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsɪlk ˌθroʊstɪŋ/ Now historical and rare.
The twisting of silk filaments into raw silk, or the twisting together of two or more single threads or yarns of silk to make silk thread or yarn; the manufacture of silk thread or yarn (or similar synthetic yarn) in this way. Cf. throwsting n., silk throwing n.Recorded earliest in attributive use.
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silk throwing1621
throwing1621
throwsting?1757
silk throwsting1785
organzining1789
1785 Scots Mag. June 306/2 In his silk-throwsting machinery he has far outstripped Sir Thomas Lombe.
1809 tr. A. L. J. de Laborde View of Spain IV. 344 The stockings made in Spain are of a loose texture, owing to the improper method in which silk-throwsting is conducted.
1828 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 5 June The Silk-throwsting business in this town is at present in a languid state.
1850 Notts. Guardian & Midland Advertiser 17 Jan. 4/4 Mr. Lewis, silk manufacturer,..begged also to state that, as regarded silk throwsting,..that branch had been extinguished in Derby under the pressure of foreign competition.
1907 W. J. McAuliffe Mate's Illustr. Taunton 54/2 Taunton's manufactures include silk throwsting, collar and shirt making, and gloving.
1970 A. Levin & C. S. Levin tr. M. I. Tugan-Baranovsky Russ. Factory in 19th Cent. vi. 151 For less skilled labor—like winding, warp twisting, and silk throwsting—women's wages were paltry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1785