desize
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desize (third-person singular simple present desizes, present participle desizing, simple past and past participle desized)
- (textiles) To remove sizing material from (a fabric).
- 1923, Maurice Ernest Bouvier, "Process of Treating Fabrics for Removing Sizing or Gum Therefrom", U.S. Patent 1,517,888:
- In order to desize the fabrics which have been treated for weaving, they must be treated in very hot soap baths […]
- 1923, Maurice Ernest Bouvier, "Process of Treating Fabrics for Removing Sizing or Gum Therefrom", U.S. Patent 1,517,888:
Translations[edit]
To remove sizing material from a fabric
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