A short dictionary entry from the Nouveau Larousse Illustré defining 'envideur', either a worker who winds thread onto bobbins or a mechanical machine used in spinning mills to wind yarn and make the bobbins (canettes) used for weaving. The entry notes the alternate names envideuse and canettière. A line illustration shows the machine, with a rack of spindles at the top, a long horizontal frame with rollers and drive mechanism, and a wheeled base.