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Definition of: doupion
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′pē·ən) noun
1. Silk thread of uneven weight and thickness, spun from two cocoons in close contact with each other.
2. A fabric made from such thread, as pongee, nankeen, or shantung. Also doup·pi·on·i (d′pē·on′ē, -ō′nē). Also dupion, dupioni. [<F <Ital. doppione, aug. of doppio double <L duplus]
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