Definition of Filature in English :

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Filature meaning in English

Meaning of Filature in English

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Filature

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Noun

1. filature

a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

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Filature

see synonyms of filature
noun
1. 
the act or process of spinning silk, etc, into threads
2. 
the reel used for this
3. 
a place where such spinning or reeling is done

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Filature

see synonyms of filature
noun
1. 
a spinning into threads
2. 
a. 
a reeling of raw silk from cocoons
b. 
a reel for this
c. 
a place where this is done

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Filature

see synonyms of filature
n.
1. The act or process of spinning, drawing, or twisting into threads.
2. The act or process of reeling raw silk from cocoons.
3. A reel used in drawing silk from cocoons.
4. An establishment where silk is reeled.

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