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Definition of Filatures
1. filature [n] - See also: filature
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filatures
Literary usage of Filatures
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1915)
"The Chinese filatures have never had enough capital to meet hard times—even in
ordinary ... HELP TO filatures. The Chinese filatures were in bad straits. ..."
2. The Real Chinese Question by Chester Holcombe (1900)
"In 1883, an American and an English firm, at the cost of about a million dollars
in each case, had established extensive filatures, or machines ..."
3. Silk Manufacturing and Its Problems by James Chittick (1913)
"China Steam filatures. Seller's sizing tests shall be final, unless demonstrated
to be ... filatures FIRST CATEGORY are governed by the rule for Europeans. ..."
4. Kashmir: Its New Silk Industry: With Some Account of Its Natural History by Sir Thomas Wardle (1904)
"We have received the following letter from Sir Thomas Wardle, describing his
journey from Bombay to the Vale of Kashmir, and to the Silk filatures in ..."
5. Commercial Handbook of China by Julean Arnold (1920)
"Shanghai has 25 steam filatures, employing 20000 hands. The outlying districts of
... There are upward of 200 steam filatures in the Canton section. ..."
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