English Dictionary

waulk

動詞

他動詞

(transitive, obsolete outside Northern England and Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

日本語の意味

布、特にスコットランドのツイードを濡らし、叩くことで、密度を増しフェルト状にする加工を施す。

In the old mill, the women would waulk the tweed until it became thick and felt-like.

古い工場では、女性たちがツイードを縮絨して、厚くフェルト状になるまで打ち続けた。

意味（1）

(transitive, obsolete outside Northern England and Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

The frame on which the cloth is waulked is a board some twelve to twenty-four feet long and about two feet broad, grooved lengthwise along its surface.

waulks （ present singular third-person ）

waulking （ participle present ）

waulked （ participle past ）

waulked （ past ）