vbl. sb. Also swizzing. [Origin unascertained.] The calendering of bleached cloth by passing it between pairs of rollers after damping.
1888. Sansone, Dyeing, 223. Three bowl swizzing calender.
1910. Encycl. Brit., X. 379/1. The pieces are simply passed through for ‘swissing,’ i. e. for the production of an ordinary plain finish.
