Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
rep .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
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Examples
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"Wear them with a pink oxford or gingham, and madras or repp tie or bowtie, and it equals classic prep."
Spring Shoes for Men Step Brightly Ray A. Smith 2012
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“Brooks Brothers is classic, ponk,” he says as he fingers his repp tie.
At the Brooks Brothers Hip Hop Summit Con Chapman 2010
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Robert F. Kennedy was 31, a small, lean, suntanned man with the thick forearms of a tennis player, tousled light brown hair and a preppy look, wearing natural shoulder suits, repp ties and button-down Brooks Brothers shirts.
Virtual 'Bobby' 2006
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All together we have in the satin warp 6888 single and double ends to draw in; of these 252 ends are used for binders, on both sides of the repp stripes.
Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics Arnold Wolfensberger
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Aunt Judith's quaint sofa and chairs had always been covered with crimson repp, and the color seemed brighter in the evening light.
Princess Polly's Gay Winter Amy Brooks
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On each side of every repp stripe two ends of the satin warp must be entered on the 2 binder shafts (2d section), to prevent the ends of the satin to slide over into the repp stripes.
Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics Arnold Wolfensberger
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All the rugs and tablecloths the stores of the town contained were requisitioned for this purpose; green baize and crimson baize, repp curtains and plush, anything, everything remotely suitable, was claimed and cut up to serve as quilts and counterpanes, with the result that the beds looked picturesquely, if not grotesquely, gay.
With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Edward P. Lowry
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These acres of meaningless battle-pieces, Algerian warfare and what not are characteristic of the "Citizen-King" whose fondness for red plush, green repp and horsehair sofas was notable.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus
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As the repp stripes are only small ones, we use for the satin a full harness, that is, one without open spaces for the repp stripe.
Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics Arnold Wolfensberger
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He had expected her to weep and give way to despair when it came to selling all their joyfully bought early Victorian treasures, their quaint objects of art, their antimacassars, bead mats, repp curtains, veneered furniture, gold-framed steel engravings and pencil drawings, wax flowers under shades, stuffed birds, and all sorts of choice old things; but it was she who made the proposal.
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