FIL'ATORY, noun [from Latin filum, a thread.] A machine which forms or spins threads.
This manufactory has three filatories, each of 640 reels, which are moved by a water wheel, and besides a small filatory turned by men.
Content
Rights and sources
Review source, license and attribution information for this content.
Content
Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.