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habutai

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ha⋅bu⋅tai

  [hah-buh-tahy]
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–noun
a thin, soft, durable Japanese silk, used in the manufacture of garments.
Also, ha⋅bu⋅tae.

Origin:
1890–95; < Japn habutae, equiv. to ha feathers (< fa < *pa) + -butae, comb. form of futa-e (< futa-f(y)e < *puta pe) two layers
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