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peau de soie

/pəʊdəˈswɑː/

peau de soie noun: a heavy closely-woven silk fabric, faced with satin on both sides.

Noun

peau de soie (uncountable)

  1. A heavy closely-woven silk fabric, faced with satin on both sides.
    • She was in pale violet peau de soie, and a hat so beguiling that Kit was only momentarily surprised to find himself with an erection.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 611

Forms of peau de soie

alternative formpeau-de-soie

Origin of peau de soie

From French peau de soie (“skin of silk”), perhaps originally a trademark.

Questions about peau de soie

What does peau de soie mean?
Peau de soie means a heavy closely-woven silk fabric, faced with satin on both sides.
What part of speech is peau de soie?
Peau de soie is a noun.
How do you pronounce peau de soie?
Peau de soie is pronounced /pəʊdəˈswɑː/.

Words near peau de soie in the dictionary

  1. Peattie
  2. peaty
  3. peaty monster
  4. peaty monsters
  5. peau d'orange
  6. peau de soie
  7. peavee
  8. peavees
  9. peavey
  10. peaveys
  11. peavies

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