repp
[ rep ]
/ rɛp /
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noun
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rep
1or repp
[ rep ]
/ rɛp /
noun
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
Origin of rep
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Examples from the Web for repp
Rep, Repp, rep, n. a kind of cloth having a finely corded surface.
But, as I say, our ideas are changing—mahogany has gone, and repp curtains.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells
repp
/ (rɛp) /
noun
a variant spelling of rep 1
rep
1repp
/ (rɛp) /
noun
a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface
Word Origin for rep
C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib 1
rep
2/ (rɛp) /
noun
theatre short for repertory company
rep
3/ (rɛp) /
noun
short for representative (def. 2), representative (def. 5)
rep
4/ (rɛp) /
noun
informal short for reputation
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rep
1705 as abbreviation of reputation (n.); upon rep "I swear it" was a common 18c. slang asseveration. As a shortening of repetition (n.) it is recorded from 1864, originally school slang; as a shortening of representative (n.), especially "sales representative," it is attested from 1896. As an abbreviation of repertory (company) it is recorded from 1925.
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rep
[ rĕp ]
n.
Roentgen-equivalent-physical; a unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.
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