filature

fil·a·ture

noun \ˈfil-ə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌt(y)u̇r\

Definition of FILATURE

: a factory where silk is reeled

Origin of FILATURE

French, from Late Latin filatus, past participle of filare

First Known Use: 1759

Rhymes with FILATURE

amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur