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douppioni

noun doup·pi·o·ni
variants: or doupioni or less commonly dupioni \ˌdüpēˈōnē\ or doupion or dupion \ˈdüpēˌōn\

Definition of douppioni

plural -s
1 : a usually large and uneven double silk thread reeled usually from two united cocoons and used in various fabrics (as shantung and pongee)
2 : a fabric of douppioni yarn

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Origin and Etymology of douppioni

French & Italian; French doupion, from Italian doppione (plural doppioni) double cocoon made by two silkworms, augmentative of doppio double, from Latin duplus

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