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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

schappe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ʃæp/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈʃɑ.pə/

Etymology

From German (Swiss dialect), meaning "waste, impurity".

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chappe alternative lexicographic
schappes Number=Plur lexicographic

schappe en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ʃæp/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈʃɑ.pə/

Etymology

From German (Swiss dialect), meaning "waste, impurity".

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To use a process of fermentation to remove sericin from silk.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
schapping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
schapped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
schapped Tense=Past lexicographic
schappes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic