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schappe (ʃæp, ‖ ˈʃapə) [a. G. schappe silk waste.] A fabric or yarn made from waste silk (orig. by removal of the gum by fermentation). Hence schappe v. trans., to ferment (waste silk) in order to remove gum; ˈschapping vbl. n.
1885Harper's Mag. July 246 Now they [sc. waste cocoons] are spun into yarn,..and made into schappe or ‘spun silk’ fabrics, not as lustrous as reeled silk goods, but stronger and cheaper. 1909Webster, Schapping, n. 1921Beaumont & Hill Dress, Blouse, & Costume Cloths 94 The ‘Schappe’ or ‘steeping practice’ consists in placing the supply of waste silk in jacketed pans. 1957Textile Terms & Defs. (Textile Inst.) (ed. 3) 124 Schapping, a continental method of degumming, applied to silk waste, that removes part of the gum by a fermentation process. Up to 10 per cent of gum may remain on the fibre. 1969A. J. Hall Stand. Handbk. Textiles (ed. 7) iii. 129 Spun or schappe yarns which are short fibred and free or partly free from silk-gum are made from silk waste. |