gilling

American  

[gil-ing] / ˈgɪl ɪŋ /

noun

Textiles.

1. the process of attenuating worsted fibers and making them parallel by using a gill box while combing.

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Etymology

Origin of gilling

gill ⁵ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Wool tops are wool that has gone through certain processes�sorting, scouring, carding, gilling and combing�which fit it for manufacture into textiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is called gilling, and the combs themselves are called fallers.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Combine several strands into one and subject the one strand to a second process of gilling to make sure that all fibers are side by side.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Pull about three inches of wool from the sliver and perform upon it the operation of gilling by combing it with the coarse comb.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Why is there another operation of gilling after combing?

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)