filature
noun
- a spinning into threads
- a reeling of raw silk from cocoons
- a reel for this
- a place where this is done
See filature in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fĭlˈə-cho͝orˌ, -chər)
noun- The act or process of spinning, drawing, or twisting into threads.
- The act or process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.
- A reel used in drawing silk from cocoons.
- An establishment where silk is reeled.
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