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
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