Meaning of decate | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”).

Equivalents

Examples

“It is therefore important to decate only very slightly.”

“The Commanding General wished to know whether cloth going into storage should ever be decated. The opinion of the technologist was that , if the cloth was decated in the presence of DDT, the mothicide would steam-distill out[…]”

“Next it will be […] neatly rolled, and finally pressed or decated (pressed with steam). Each of these processes requires several hours and specific equipment.”

CEFR level