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REP, REPP, or REPS

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 105 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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REP, REPP, or REPS , a See also:cloth made of See also:silk, See also:wool or See also:cotton. The name is said to have been adapted from the See also:French reps, a word of unknown origin; it has also been suggested that it is a corruption of " See also:rib." It is See also:woven in See also:fine cords or ribs across the width of the piece. In silk it is used for dresses, and to some extent for ecclesiastical See also:vestments, &c.

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