Rep (r?p), n. [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
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Rep, a.
Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
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