paduasoy

noun

1. A rich and heavy silk material.

   countable, uncountable

2. A garment made from this material.

   countable, uncountable

   [M]y wife herself retained a passion for her crimson paduasoy, because I formerly happened to say it became her.

Where it comes from

From Padua (“a place name in Italy”) + French soie (“silk”). Compare French pou-de-soie, peau de soie.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry paduasoy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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