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weighting [′wād·iŋ] (engineering) The artificial adjustment of measurements to account for factors that, in the normal use of the device, would otherwise be different from conditions during the measurements. (textiles) The chemical or mechanical process of adding weight or body to a fabric or yarn, especially silk, by the addition of various materials. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As I spoke a powerful bay horse swept out from the weighting enclosure and cantered past us, bearing on it back the well-known black and red of the Colonel. |
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