desize

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Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ size

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desize (third-person singular simple present desizes, present participle desizing, simple past and past participle desized)

  1. (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 []

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