English Explanatory Dictionary

dupion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
  2. The silk from a double cocoon.

Word forms

dupion dupions

Etymology

From French doupion, Italian doppione, from doppio (“double”), Latin duplus. See double, and compare doubloon.

Synonyms

doupion
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