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SCHAPPE

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schap⋅pe

[shah-puh] verb, schapped [shahpt] , schap⋅ping, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to remove sericin from (silk waste) by fermentation.
–noun
2. schappe silk.

Origin:
1880–85; < Swiss G: raw silk leavings; cf. F échappement leakage

schappe silk

–noun
a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
Also called schappe, chappe.
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