First Known Use: 1759
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filature
noun fil·a·ture \ˈfil-ə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌt(y)u̇r\
Definition of FILATURE
: a factory where silk is reeled
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Origin of FILATURE
French, from Late Latin filatus, past participle of filare
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
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