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brushing machine

brushing machine

6.0
A machine that makes fabric surface soft and smooth by raising small fibers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de cepillado
  • The textile factory installed a new brushing machine to enhance the softness of their fabrics.

Examples

  • Technicians regularly maintain the brushing machine to ensure optimal performance during the finishing process.

  • Many factories use a brushing machine for finishing.

  • After weaving, the fabric is sent through a brushing machine to improve its texture.

  • The brushing machine improved the fabric's texture.

  • After weaving, the fabric is sent through a brushing machine to improve its texture.

  • Technicians regularly maintain the brushing machine to ensure optimal performance during the finishing process.

  • The textile factory installed a new brushing machine to enhance the softness of their fabrics.

Synonyms

brusher
vsbrushing machine
2.8

A person or machine that cleans a surface with a brush

is a textile finishing device that improves fabric surface appearance

How Soft

napper
  • Specialized
7.9
sueding machine
  • Specialized
8.9
brushing machine
  • Specialized
6.0

Surface Forms

brushing machine singular
brushing machines plural

Morphology

brushing + machine

The meaning is directly compositional: 'brushing' (the action of brushing) + 'machine' (a device) yields a device that brushes surfaces. Even if the example is domain-specific (textile finishing) and the provided 'brushing' gloss mentions hair, the basic action is the same, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Brushing machine comes from a simple image: rows of brushes rub over the cloth to lift tiny fibres and smooth the surface. So a brushing machine is the factory machine used in finishing 'to make cloth look and feel softer'.