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gilling

[ gil-ing ]

/ ˈgɪl ɪŋ /

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noun Textiles.

the process of attenuating worsted fibers and making them parallel by using a gill box while combing.

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Origin of gilling

gill⁵ + -ing¹

Words nearby gilling

Gillette, gill filament, gill fungus, Gillian, gillie, gilling, Gillingham, gillion, gillnet, gill-netter, gill-over-the-ground

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How to use gilling in a sentence

In scenery of this character stands Gilling Castle, the seat of the Fairfaxes for some three centuries.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
The principle of gilling is to comb the fibers more and more nearly parallel and to draw them out into more even strands.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Follow the gilling by the operation of combing, which you will do by combing again, this time with a fine comb.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Gilling, who was unable to swim, was drowned, but the dwarfs righted the boat again and rowed ashore.
The Younger Edda|Snorre

The dean greeted him with something almost like confusion in his cordiality; he introduced his companion as the Rev. Mr. Gilling.
Stories of a Western Town|Octave Thanet