stigliatura

scutching, fibre-stripping process

noun stee-lyah-TOO-rah Rare

Usage Note

Stigliatura is a textile-industry term for the process of separating fibres (especially flax or hemp) from their woody stalks by beating or combing. It is rarely encountered outside specialist agricultural or historical textile contexts. The plural is regular: le stigliature.

Examples

"La stigliatura del lino richiede strumenti appositi."

Natural Translation

The scutching of flax requires special tools.

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