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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  , a
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cloth made of
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silk,
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wool or
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cotton . The name is said to have been adapted from the
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French reps, a word of unknown origin; it has also been suggested that it is a corruption of "
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rib." It is
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woven in
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fine cords or ribs across the width of the piece . In silk it is used for dresses, and to some extent for ecclesiastical
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vestments, &c .

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