Etymology

souple

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Today it means: Of raw silk: deprived of its silk-glue. Full definition →

French souple
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souple · adjective1

  1. French · borrowed fromsouple
  2. English todaysouple

Borrowed from French souple; a doublet of supple.

souple · noun2

  1. Middle English · derived fromswepels
  2. Middle Scots · borrowed fromsowpill
  3. English todaysouple

Borrowed from Middle Scots sowpill, from Middle English swepels, from swepen + -els; a doublet of swipple.

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