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sanforization

sanforization noun: a process for treating fabrics and textiles, used to stretch, shrink and fix the woven cloth in length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.

Noun

sanforization (uncountable)

  1. A process for treating fabrics and textiles, used to stretch, shrink and fix the woven cloth in length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.

sanforization meaning in Tamil

sanforization in Tamil

வைப்பதற்கு முன் நனைத்து உலர்த்துதல்

Origin of sanforization

Named after Sanford Lockwood Cluett (1874–1968), who patented the process in 1930, + -ization. From Sanford + -ization.

Questions about sanforization

What does sanforization mean?
Sanforization means a process for treating fabrics and textiles, used to stretch, shrink and fix the woven cloth in length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.
What is sanforization in Tamil?
Sanforization in Tamil is வைப்பதற்கு முன் நனைத்து உலர்த்துதல். See Sanforization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sanforization?
Sanforization is a noun.

Words near sanforization in the dictionary

  1. sanfoins
  2. Sanford
  3. Sanford's brown
  4. Sanford's brown lemur
  5. Sanford's lemur
  6. sanforization
  7. sanforize
  8. sanforized
  9. sanforizes
  10. sanforizing
  11. sang

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sanforization (page history and authors); sanforization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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