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desize

desize verb: to remove sizing material from (a fabric).

Verb

desize (third-person singular simple present desizes, present participle desizing, simple past and past participle desized)

  1. To remove sizing material from (a fabric).
    • In order to desize the fabrics which have been treated for weaving, they must be treated in very hot soap baths […]1923, Maurice Ernest Bouvier, "Process of Treating Fabrics for Removing Sizing or Gum Therefrom", U.S. Patent 1,517,888

Forms of desize

third-person singular presentdesizes
present participledesizing
past participledesized
pastdesized

Origin of desize

From de- + size.

Questions about desize

What does desize mean?
Desize means to remove sizing material from (a fabric).
What part of speech is desize?
Desize is a verb.
What is the past tense of desize?
The past tense of desize is desized.

Words near desize in the dictionary

  1. desists
  2. desition
  3. desitions
  4. desitive
  5. desitives
  6. desize
  7. desized
  8. desizes
  9. desizing
  10. desk
  11. desk blotter

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