gilling

[ gil-ing ]

noun

, Textiles.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gilling¹

gill ⁵ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In scenery of this character stands Gilling Castle, the seat of the Fairfaxes for some three centuries.

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The principle of gilling is to comb the fibers more and more nearly parallel and to draw them out into more even strands.

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Follow the gilling by the operation of combing, which you will do by combing again, this time with a fine comb.

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Gilling, who was unable to swim, was drowned, but the dwarfs righted the boat again and rowed ashore.

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The dean greeted him with something almost like confusion in his cordiality; he introduced his companion as the Rev. Mr. Gilling.

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