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Meaning of filatory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɪlətəɹi

Definitions

A machine for forming threads.

obsolete

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Filatov's disease filatovite filature Filatyev Filbert filbert gall

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