hatchel

Noun

A comb used to separate flax fibers.

Japanese Meaning

亜麻の繊維を分けるために使用する櫛

The artisan carefully ran the hatchel through the bundle of retted flax to separate the fibers before spinning.

その職人は紡ぐ前に繊維を分けるため、亜麻の束に亜麻の櫛を慎重に通した。

Sense（1）

A comb used to separate flax fibers.

One end of the bundle being hatchelled, it is turned round, and the other is treated in the same way; and the process is repeated on finer hatchels.

hatchels

（ plural ）