| 单词 | softening machine |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoftening machine softening machine n. (in the textile industry) a machine used to soften fabric or fibres, esp. rough fibres such as jute and hemp; (formerly also) †a similar machine used to soften hides as a preliminary process in manufacturing leather (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for working with skins or leather > [noun] > equipment for softening hides or leather > vat or receptacle layer1797 softening machine1875 soak1876 stock1882 milla1884 pinwheel1885 wheel vat1885 1841 Leeds Intelligencer 13 Mar. 1/6 To sell by Auction... Frame for Softening machine. 1844 Dollar Farmer Sept. 41/1 In France and Germany, they have softening machines for hemp. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2238/1 Softening-machine, (Leather,) a machine..for beating the hides in water to saturate them. 1972 J. Berger G. ix. 284 When she was working on the softening machine she had to dampen the streaks of jute by pouring an emulsion of whale oil and water on them. 2010 Pakistan Textile Jrnl. (Nexis) 31 Mar. Drying cylinders, sanforizing, denim finishing range and softening machines. < as lemmas |
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