noun
- the process of combing flax or hemp fibers to separate and straighten them
Usage: textile industry
verb
- present participle of hatchel; combing flax or hemp fibers with a hatchel
Usage: textile industry
Examples
- The hatcheling process removes the shorter fibers from the flax.
- She spent hours hatcheling the hemp to prepare it for spinning.
- Traditional hatcheling requires skill and patience.
- The workers were hatcheling flax in the textile mill.
- After hatcheling, the fibers were ready for the loom.
- The hatcheling comb had sharp metal teeth.