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Schappe

Schappe \Schap"pe\, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), waste, impurity.] A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.

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schappe

n. A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk. vb. (context transitive English) To use a process of fermentation to remove sericin from silk.

Usage examples of "schappe".

Once the schappe is gone we must spin it into floss, then the floss has to be woven.