filatory

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin filatorium (place for spinning), from filare (to spin), from filum (a thread).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪlətəɹi/, /ˈfɪlətɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪləˌtɔɹi/

Noun

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filatory (plural filatories)

  1. (obsolete) A machine for forming threads.
    • 1799, William Tooke, A View of the Russian Empire during the Reign of Catharine II and to the close of the present Century:
      It [a silk manufactory] has 3 filatories, each of 640 reels, which are set in motion by a water-wheel; and besides a small filatory, turned by men.

References

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filatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.