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PADUASOY

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pad⋅u⋅a⋅soy

  [paj-oo-uh-soi]
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–noun, plural -soys.
1. a slightly corded, strong, rich, silk fabric.
2. a garment made of this.
Origin:
1625–35; alter. of F pou de soie (var. of poult de soie lit., pelt of silk) by assoc. with Padua
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pad·u·a·soy   (pāj'ōō-ə-soi')   
n.  

  1. A rich heavy silk fabric with a corded effect.

  2. A hanging or garment made of this fabric.


[Alteration (influenced by Padua) of French pou-de-soie, from Old French pout-de-soie : pout, of uncertain meaning + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + soie, silk (from Vulgar Latin *sēta, from Late Latin saeta, raw silk, from Latin, bristle).]
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