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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[From

Genappe

, in Belgium.]

A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc.

Simmonds.

See also: Genappe

genappe ‎(plural genappes)

A smooth worsted yarn or cord, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc.
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