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‖ peau-de-soie|podəswa|
[F. peau de soie, lit. ‘silk skin, silk kid’, introduced in the second half of the 19th c. as a trade name, referring to the somewhat leathery consistence of the silk; perh. suggested by the earlier term (for a different material) pou-de-soie: see paduasoy, poult-de-soie.]
A rich and somewhat thick silk with a dull satin face on both sides; also applied to various inferior imitations of this, and now (1904) chiefly used in the trade to designate those called ‘Rhadzimirs’.
1866Reade Griffith Gaunt xvii. II. 56 Mrs. Gaunt..gave her the promised petticoat, and the old Peau de soie gown. 1902Civil Service Supply Ass. Price List Nov. 340 Silks, Satins, etc.—22 in. Peau de Soie 2/4 to 2/11. 1912C. Mackenzie Carnival iv. 38 But when his grand⁓daughter,..all chiffon and ostrich plumes, took her upon a peau de soie lap..Jenny thought she had never experienced any sensation half so delicious. 1930R. Cuthill tr. Schober's Silk iv. 272 Peau de Soie.—A close, firm silk fabric. Weave: eight- or ten-shaft twill. 1958Times 16 Oct. 14/3 The bride..wore a gown of pearl coloured peau-de-soie with a train. 1974Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 15 Aug. v. 6 The bride..wore a peau de soie gown. |