/fil"euh cheuhr, -choor'/ , n.
1. the act of forming into threads.
2. a reel for drawing off silk from cocoons.
3. the reeling of silk from cocoons.
4. an establishment for reeling silk.
[ 1750-60; filatura the spinning art, equiv. to filat ( us ) spun (ptp. of filare; see FILAMENT) + -ura -URE ]