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poult-de-soie
‖ poult-de-soie (pudəswa) [= F. poult-de-soie (also pout-de-soie), a recent alteration of pou-de-soie (1667 in Littré; in OF. poul de soie, pout de soye, 1389–94 in Godef. Compl.), of unknown origin, which was used in England in the form poudesoy from 1663 to c 1750: see paduasoy. After being disuse...
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Weaving
lowering sequence of warp threads in various sequences gives rise to many possible weave structures:
Plain weave: plain, and hopsacks, poplin, taffeta, poult-de-soie
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paduasoy
paduasoy (ˈpædjuːəsɔɪ) Forms: α. 7–8 poudesoy, (7 poodesoy, 8 pudisway). β. 7– paduasoy; 8 paduasuay, (paddi-, pattissway), pada-, padesoy, 9 padusoy. [Poudesoy (poodesoy, pudisway) is F. pou-de-soie (1667 Littré), pout de soye, poul de soie (1389– 94 in Godef. Compl.), of unascertained origin; in r...
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peau-de-soie
‖ peau-de-soie (podəswa) [F. peau de soie, lit. ‘silk skin, silk kid’, introduced in the second half of the 19th c. as a trade name, referring to the somewhat leathery consistence of the silk; perh. suggested by the earlier term (for a different material) pou-de-soie: see paduasoy, poult-de-soie.] A...
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poult
▪ I. poult, n.1 (pəʊlt) Forms: α. 5 pult(e, 7– poult, (7 pl. poulse), 9 polt. β. Sc. and dial. 6–8 powt(e, (6 powtt), 6– pout (7 poot, pote): see also poot n.1 [ME. contr. f. polet, poullet, pullet, a. F. poulet chicken, dim. of poule hen.] The young of the domestic fowl, a chicken; also of the turk...
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