/dek"euh ting/ , n.
a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
Also, decatizing /dek"euh tuy'zing/ .
[ décat ( ir ) to sponge, remove gloss ( dé- DE- + catir to press, add gloss to coactire to drive together, equiv. to L coact ( us ), ptp. of coagere ( co- CO- + ag ( ere ) to drive, set in motion + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ire inf. suffix) + -ING 1 ]