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schap•pe
Pronunciation: (shä'pu), [key]
—v., schappedPronunciation: (shäpt), [key] schap•ping,
—n.
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v.t.
to remove sericin from (silk waste) by fermentation.
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n.
See
schappe silk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.