souple
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of souple
1885–90; short for French soie souple supple silk
Example Sentences
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They dresse their skinnes very soft and souple with the haire on.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. by Hakluyt, Richard
Humph, my beloved, there is owre muckle cork in his leg, he's as souple as an eel, he will not sink.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
The silk is now finer and harder and is known as "souple."
From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz
She has a good reason to speak ye fair, laird, and she has a souple tongue and a beguilin’ way, juist a Delilah.
From Graham of Claverhouse by Maclaren, Ian
Tram No. 1—14/16 $4.00 .40 black souple 44 oz.
From Theory of Silk Weaving A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Weaves, and the Decomposition and Calculation of Broad and Narrow, Plain, Novelty and Jacquard Silk Fabrics by Wolfensberger, Arnold
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