verb
- past tense and past participle of hatchel; to comb out (flax or hemp fibers) with a hatchel to separate and straighten them
Usage: textile/fiber processing; often historical or specialized
Examples
- The worker hatchelled the flax fibers until they were smooth and aligned.
- After the flax was retted, it was hatchelled to prepare it for spinning.
- She hatchelled the hemp to remove any remaining woody material.
- The fibers were hatchelled multiple times to achieve the desired fineness.