genappe

American  

[juh-nap, zhuh-] / dʒəˈnæp, ʒə- /

verb (used with object)

genapped, genapping

1. to singe (worsted yarn) in order to remove loose or protruding fibers.

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genappe British  

/ dʒəˈnæp /

noun

1. a smooth worsted yarn used for braid, etc

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Etymology

Origin of genappe

First recorded in 1855–60; after Genappe, Belgium, where the yarn was originally manufactured

Example Sentences

In Belgium, a torrent of muddy water washed through streets and damaged cars in the town of Genappe, south of Brussels.

From BBC

Genappe, je-nap′, n. a smooth worsted yarn used with silk in fringes, braid, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Proceeding in an almost southerly direction, past the villages of Waterloo, Genappe, and Quatre Bras, the mails for Namur and the left flank of the Belgian field army were to be detached at the village of Sombreffe.

From Project Gutenberg

At eleven Genappe was reached; there, such was the activity of the pursuers, all hope of an orderly retreat vanished, and the square melted away.

From Project Gutenberg

Genappe, N.'s flight through, iv.

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