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du·pi·on
/
ˈdu
piˌoʊn
/
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[
doo
-pee-ohn
]
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noun
1.
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
2.
douppioni.
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du·pi·o·ni
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ˌdu
piˈoʊ
ni
/
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[
doo-pee-
oh
-nee
]
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.
Origin:
1820–30;
alteration of
French
doupion
<
Italian
doppione,
equivalent to
doppi
(
e
)
double
+
-one
augmentative suffix
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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dupion
(ˈdjuːpɪən, djuˈpiːɒn)
—
n
a silk fabric made from the threads of double cocoons
[C19: from French
doupion,
from Italian
doppione
double]
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