dupion

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noun

A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.

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doupion
OriginFrench doupion ← Italian doppione ← Latin duplus →
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Meanings

noundupion (countable and uncountable, plural dupions)

plural dupions

  1. countableuncountableA double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
  2. countableuncountableThe silk from a double cocoon.

    Synonyms: doupion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe silk from a double cocoon.

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doupion

Origin

  1. Latinduplus
  2. Italiandoppione
  3. Frenchdoupion
  4. Englishdupion

From French doupion, Italian doppione, from doppio (“double”), Latin duplus. See double, and compare doubloon.

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APA

dupion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dupion

MLA

“dupion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dupion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dupion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dupion.

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