seripositor
(sɛrɪˈpɒzɪtə(r))
[f. L. sēricum silk (see Seric) + positor.]
| 1881 Wardle Wild Silks of India 28, I propose..to change the word ‘spinnaret’, which conveys an inaccurate impression, and substitute for it that of ‘seripositor’. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 58/1. |