Advertisement

Advertisement

decating

[ dek-uh-ting ]

noun

  1. a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of decating1

First recorded in 1905–10; from French décat(ir) “to sponge, remove gloss” (equivalent to dé- prefix indicating removal + catir “to press, add gloss to,” from unattested Vulgar Latin coāctīre “to drive together,” equivalent to Latin coāct(us), past participle of cōgere “to compel”); de-, cogent, -ing 1

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


decathlonDecatur