What does filature mean?
Definitions for filature
ˈfɪl ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərfi·la·ture
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Princeton's WordNet
filaturenoun
a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread
Wiktionary
filaturenoun
The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.
filaturenoun
A spool or bobbin used for the above.
filaturenoun
A place where silk is reeled onto spools.
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filature
Filature is a process in the production of silk where silkworm cocoons are reeled to extract the silk thread. It can also refer to the facility or establishment where this process takes place.
Webster Dictionary
Filaturenoun
a drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons
Filaturenoun
a reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk
Etymology: [LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See Filatory.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Filature
fil′a-tūr, n. the reeling of silk, or the place where it is done.—n. Fil′atory, a machine for forming or spinning threads. [Fr.,—L. filum, a thread.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of filature in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of filature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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