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Definition of filature in English: filaturenoun ˈfɪlətʃə 1A place where silk is obtained from silkworm cocoons. Example sentencesExamples - Lynda Bell's meticulous study looks at the peasant families which carried out the earliest stages of silk production, the rearing of the cocoons and the preparation of the silk filament in filatures.
- Nearly every peasant household in the area engaged in cocoon production for the urban-based silk filatures.
- In my work as factory inspector, one of the most miserable experiences was to see the incredible torture of the young children working on the then existing system in silk filatures.
- 1.1mass noun The process of obtaining silk from the cocoons of silkworms.
Example sentencesExamples - Her detailed, painstaking research examines every aspect of the cocoon-producing and filature business.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French, from Italian filatura, from filare 'to spin'. Definition of filature in US English: filaturenoun 1An establishment where silk is obtained from silkworm cocoons. Example sentencesExamples - In my work as factory inspector, one of the most miserable experiences was to see the incredible torture of the young children working on the then existing system in silk filatures.
- Nearly every peasant household in the area engaged in cocoon production for the urban-based silk filatures.
- Lynda Bell's meticulous study looks at the peasant families which carried out the earliest stages of silk production, the rearing of the cocoons and the preparation of the silk filament in filatures.
- 1.1 The process of obtaining silk thread from silkworm cocoons.
Example sentencesExamples - Her detailed, painstaking research examines every aspect of the cocoon-producing and filature business.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French, from Italian filatura, from filare ‘to spin’. |