filatory

== English == === Etymology === From Latin filatorium (“place for spinning”), from filare (“to spin”), from filum (“a thread”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪlətəɹi/, /ˈfɪlətɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɪləˌtɔɹi/ === Noun === filatory (plural filatories) (obsolete) A machine for forming threads. === References === “filatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.