decating

American  

[dek-uh-ting] / ˈdɛk ə tɪŋ /

Also decatizing

noun

1. a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.

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Etymology

Origin of decating

First recorded in 1905–10; from French décat(ir) “to sponge, remove gloss” (equivalent to dé- prefix indicating removal + catir “to press, add gloss to,” from unattested Vulgar Latin coāctīre “to drive together,” equivalent to Latin coāct(us), past participle of cōgere “to compel”); see de-, cogent, -ing ¹