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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons..
Weavers, reelers, wadders and those working in the filature refused to move, and when forced, produced inferior quality goods or ran away at the earliest opportunity, partly because they were separated from their families […]
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Filature means The process of drawing fibres into threads, especially the process of reeling raw silk from cocoons..
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Weavers, reelers, wadders and those working in the filature refused to move, and when forced, produced inferior quality goods or ran away at the earliest opportunity, partly because they were separated from their families […]
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