What does filature mean?

Definitions for filature
ˈfɪl ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊərfi·la·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. filaturenoun

    a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

Wiktionary

  1. filaturenoun

    The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.

  2. filaturenoun

    A spool or bobbin used for the above.

  3. filaturenoun

    A place where silk is reeled onto spools.

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  1. 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

  1. Filaturenoun

    a drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons

  2. Filaturenoun

    a reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk

  3. Etymology: [LL. filatura, fr. filare to spin: cf. F. filature. See Filatory.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of filature in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of filature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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