Textile Machinery Terms

noun a group of machines or mechanical devices that are used together in a particular way

• The factory invested in new machinery to improve production efficiency.
• The company got some fancy new machinery for the workshop.
• Check out the cool machinery they got for the garage!
• His mind was like a well-oiled machinery, always working efficiently.

noun a machine used for pressing or crushing something into a pulp or a flat mass

verb to severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing

• The machine malfunctioned and ended up mangling the fabric beyond repair.
• I accidentally mangled my shirt in the washing machine.
• I really mangled that presentation at work today.
• His words were so twisted and mangled that no one could understand his true intentions.

noun a long curling wave of the sea

• The comber carefully smoothed out the fabric before cutting it.
• The comber made sure the material was wrinkle-free before starting.
• The comber was a pro at ironing out the creases in the cloth.
• She was like a comber, meticulously going over every detail of the project.