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filatura

spinning (of thread or fibre)

noun fee-lah-TOO-rah Rare
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Origin: From Latin filare (to spin thread), from filum (thread).

Also means

spinning mill

Usage Note

Filatura refers both to the industrial process of spinning raw fibre into yarn and to the factory where this is done. In modern usage it most often denotes a filatura as an industrial plant. The plural filature follows the regular -a/-e pattern.

Examples

"La filatura produce fili di lana pregiata."

Natural Translation

The spinning mill produces fine wool threads.

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