filature

American  

[fil-uh-cher, -choor] / ˈfɪl ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

noun

1. the act of forming into threads.

2. a reel for drawing off silk from cocoons.

3. the reeling of silk from cocoons.

4. an establishment for reeling silk.

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filature British  

/ ˈfɪlətʃə /

noun

1. the act or process of spinning silk, etc, into threads

2. the reel used for this

3. a place where such spinning or reeling is done

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Etymology

Origin of filature

1750–60; < French < Medieval Latin fīlātūra the spinning art, equivalent to fīlāt ( us ) spun (past participle of fīlāre; see filament) + -ūra -ure

Example Sentences

But this branch of industry and commerce was fast waning before the increasing culture of more sure and lucrative products, and only one hundred and thirty-seven different persons brought cocoons to the filature this year.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason

But the percentage in a modernly equipped filature is very small.

From The Story of Silk by Price, Hattie Longstreet

In 1756, three thousand seven hundred and eighty-three pounds and one ounce of cocoons were received at the filature, and two hundred and sixty-eight pounds of raw silk reeled.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason

The cocoons delivered at the filature in 1760, weighed seven thousand nine hundred and eighty-three pounds, and there were spun eight hundred and thirty-nine pounds.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason

We have described the processes by which cocoons are ordinarily cooked and brushed, these being the first processes of the filature.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various