Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Filature

Filature (?; 135) , noun

[Late Latin filatura, from filare to spin: compare French filature. See Filatory.]

1.
A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk from cocoons. — Ure
2.
A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an establishment for reeling silk.