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ˈdupion|ˈdjuːpɪən| Also doupion, douppion, duppion. [ad. F. doupion = It. doppione, f. doppio double.] 1. ‘A double cocoon formed by two silk-worms’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858).
1828in Webster. 1933T. Welford Textile Student's Man. vi. 61 Dupions, double cocoons. 2. A rough silk fabric woven from threads from double cocoons; such a thread. Now also applied to imitations of such fabric made by other processes.
1922A. F. Barker Textiles (ed. 2) xv. 329 Not many of the Chinese or Japanese duppions are exported, being reserved for native use. 1938Times 28 Feb. 19/4 For cruising frocks there is a douppion flamella at 7s. 11d. 1961Times 13 Feb. 13/3 Available in silk twills, chiffon and duppions. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 226 Dupion (Douppion)..is a silk thread made from two cocoons which have been so closely ‘nested’ that a coarse double filament results. The double thread is always woven as one and the resultant silk fabric is irregular and slub-like. The yarn is now simulated in rayon and acetate fibres. 1971Scotsman 20 May 6/4 The carpet is a Wilton-weave twist pile in Grecian olive and the curtains are in turquoise dupion. |