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paduasoy

paduasoy noun: a rich and heavy silk material.

Noun

paduasoy (countable and uncountable, plural paduasoys)

  1. A rich and heavy silk material.
  2. A garment made from this material.
    • [M]y wife herself retained a passion for her crimson paduasoy, because I formerly happened to say it became her.1766, Oliver Goldsmith, chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield

Forms of paduasoy

pluralpaduasoys
alternative formpadesoy

Origin of paduasoy

From Padua (“a place name in Italy”) + French soie (“silk”). Compare French pou-de-soie, peau de soie.

Questions about paduasoy

What does paduasoy mean?
Paduasoy means a rich and heavy silk material.
What part of speech is paduasoy?
Paduasoy is a noun.
What is the plural of paduasoy?
The plural of paduasoy is paduasoys.

Words near paduasoy in the dictionary

  1. Paduanism
  2. Paduanisms
  3. Paduano
  4. Paduanos
  5. Paduans
  6. paduasoy
  7. paduasoys
  8. Paducah
  9. Paducahs
  10. paduk
  11. paduka

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