douppioni
noun
doup·pi·o·ni
variants or doupioni or less commonly dupioni or doupion or dupion
ˌdüpēˈōnē
ˈdüpēˌōn
plural -s
1
: a usually large and uneven double silk thread reeled usually from two united cocoons and used in various fabrics (as shantung and pongee)
2
: a fabric of douppioni yarn
Word History
Etymology
French & Italian; French doupion, from Italian doppione (plural doppioni) double cocoon made by two silkworms, augmentative of doppio double, from Latin duplus
- a question of
- a race against the clock
- a race against time
- a rap across the knuckles
- a rap on the knuckles
- a rap on/over/across the knuckles
- a rap over the knuckles
- a raw deal
- a red rag to a bull
- a remote chance
- a roll in the hay
- a roll of the dice
- a roof over one's head
- a rovescio
- a safe bet
- a shade
- a shadow of (a) doubt
- a shadow of a doubt
- a shadow of doubt
- a share of the pie
- a sharp tongue
- a shiver runs down someone's spine
- a shiver runs up someone's spine
- a shock to someone's system
- a shock to the system