Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft silk fabric of satin weave having a dull finish.
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- noun A heavy closely-woven
silk fabric, faced withsatin on both sides.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : peau, skin + de, of + soie, silk.]
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From French peau de soie ‘skin of silk’, perhaps originally a trademark.
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