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REP, REPP, or REPS

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 105 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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REP, REPP, or REPS

REP, REPP, or REPS , a See also:

CLOTH

cloth made of See also:

SILK

silk, See also:

WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool or See also:

cotton . The name is said to have been adapted from the See also:

French reps, a word of unknown origin; it has also been suggested that it is a corruption of " See also:

RIB (from 0. Eng. ribb; the word appears' in many Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Rippe, Swed. reb)

rib." It is See also:

WOVEN

woven in See also:

FINE

fine cords or ribs across the width of the piece . In silk it is used for dresses, and to some extent for ecclesiastical See also:

VESTMENTS

vestments, &c .

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