Filature (Noun)
Meaning
A bobbin used in spinning silk into thread.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The filature wound the delicate silk fibers into a strong and lustrous thread.
- She gently placed the cocoons in boiling water and then unwound their silk onto a filature.
- The filature's spindle rotated slowly as it twisted the fibers into fine silk threads.
- He carefully fed the fibers onto the filature, taking care not to tangle them.
- After days of labor, the filature had transformed the raw silk fibers into miles of gorgeous thread.