desize

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verb

To remove sizing material from (a fabric).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person desizes · participle present desizing · participle past desized · past desized

  1. businessTo 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

Origin

From de- + size.

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Translations

French désensimer
  • désensimerTo remove sizing material from a fabric
German entschlichten
  • entschlichtenTo remove sizing material from a fabric
Italian sbozzimare
  • sbozzimareTo remove sizing material from a fabric
Cite this entry
APA

desize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desize

MLA

“desize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desize.

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