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gig-mill

gig-mill

9.9
A factory machine that uses wire rollers to lift fibers and make fabric soft and fuzzy
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : gigante
  • During the visit to the gig-mill, we observed how the rotary wire cylinders enhanced the fabric's texture.

Examples

  • After touring the gig-mill, we learned how fabrics were given a softer texture.

  • The gig-mill produced soft fabrics for the clothing industry.

  • Technological advances eventually made the gig-mill obsolete in modern textile production.

  • The old town's economy once revolved around the large gig-mill by the river.

  • Many gig-mills have closed due to modern manufacturing techniques.

  • The gig-mill was known for its innovative methods of raising the nap on various fabrics.

  • At the gig-mill, workers skilled in the art of fabric treatment ensured high-quality production.

Synonyms

gig mill
vsgig-mill
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine in a cloth factory that uses wire cylinders to make fabric soft and fuzzy

is written with a hyphen and has identical meaning

How Powerful

gig-mill
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

gig-mill singular
gig-mills plural

Morphology

gig-mill = gig + mill (opaque) = gig + mill

Although formed from 'gig' + 'mill', the sense of 'gig' as a textile device is a specialized technical term that average learners will not know, making the compound opaque.

Etymology

Gig-mill combines gig — an old name for a tool that 'teased' or brushed cloth — and mill, a place with machines. So a gig-mill is a mill that brushes fabric to raise its 'fuzzy surface' and make it soft.