douppioni

noun

doup·​pi·​o·​ni

variants or doupioni or less commonly dupioni

ˌdüpēˈōnē

or doupion or dupion

ˈdüpēˌōn

plural -s

1

: a usually large and uneven double silk thread reeled usually from two united cocoons and used in various fabrics (as shantung and pongee)

2

: a fabric of douppioni yarn

Word History

Etymology

French & Italian; French doupion, from Italian doppione (plural doppioni) double cocoon made by two silkworms, augmentative of doppio double, from Latin duplus

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