desize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ size.

Verb

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

1. (textiles) To remove sizing material from (a fabric).
   • 1923, Maurice Ernest Bouvier, "Process of Treating Fabrics for Removing Sizing or Gum Therefrom", U.S. Patent 1,517,888:

     In order to desize the fabrics which have been treated for weaving, they must be treated in very hot soap baths […]

Translations

To remove sizing material from a fabric

• French: désensimer (fr)
• German: entschlichten
• Italian: sbozzimare