repp

[ rep ]

/ rɛp /

noun

rep¹.

Nearby words

repossess, repot, repoussage, repoussoir, repoussé, repp, repplier, repr., reprehend, reprehensible, reprehension

Definition for repp (2 of 2)

rep

or repp

[ rep ]

/ rɛp /

noun

a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.

Origin of rep

1855–60; < French reps, perhaps < English ribs (see rib¹)

Related forms

repped, adjective

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Examples from the Web for repp

Rep, Repp, rep, n. a kind of cloth having a finely corded surface.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
But, as I say, our ideas are changing—mahogany has gone, and repp curtains.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for repp (1 of 5)

repp

/ (rɛp) /

noun

a variant spelling of rep 1

British Dictionary definitions for repp (2 of 5)

rep

repp

/ (rɛp) /

noun

a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface

Derived Forms

repped, adjective

Word Origin for rep

C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib 1

British Dictionary definitions for repp (3 of 5)

rep

/ (rɛp) /

noun

theatre short for repertory company

British Dictionary definitions for repp (4 of 5)

rep

/ (rɛp) /

noun

short for representative (def. 2), representative (def. 5)

British Dictionary definitions for repp (5 of 5)

rep

⁴

/ (rɛp) /

noun

informal short for reputation

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Medicine definitions for repp

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.