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sueding machine

sueding machine

8.9
A machine that makes cloth feel soft and look smooth like velvet
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : máquina de ante
  • The sueding machine is essential in achieving a velvet-like finish on cotton fabrics.

Examples

  • After passing through the sueding machine, the fabric felt much softer to the touch.

  • Technicians inspected the sueding machine before starting the finishing process.

  • The sueding machine improved the fabric's texture significantly.

  • Many textile factories use a sueding machine for finishing.

  • After passing through the sueding machine, the fabric felt much softer to the touch.

  • Technicians inspected the sueding machine before starting the finishing process.

  • The sueding machine is essential in achieving a velvet-like finish on cotton fabrics.

Synonyms

brushing machine
vssueding machine
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine that makes fabric surface soft and smooth by raising small fibers

focuses on creating a noticeably softer fabric surface rather than just appearance

How Soft

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

Surface Forms

sueding machine singular
sueding machines plural

Morphology

sueding + machine

The compound follows a transparent 'ACTION/PROCESS + machine' pattern: if a learner knows 'sueding' (the finishing process that softens or raises a fabric surface) and 'machine' (a device), they can readily infer it is a machine that performs sueding. Note that 'sueding' is a specialised/technical term and may be unknown to many B1 learners, but the construction itself is fully compositional.

Etymology

The noun sueding machine comes from suede and machine. It names a machine that gently rubs or brushes the surface of cloth so the fabric looks and feels like 'suede', so today it means a machine used to give fabric a softer, suede-like surface.