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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Filature \Fil"a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [LL. filatura, fr filare to spin: cf F. filature. See {Filatory}.] 1. A drawing out into threads; hence the reeling of silk from cocoons. --Ure. 2. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also an establishment for reeling silk. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: filature n : a reel used in spinning silk into thread
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