schappe
[ shah-puh ]
/ ˈʃɑ pə /
verb (used with object), schapped [shahpt] /ʃɑpt/, schap·ping.
to remove sericin from (silk waste) by fermentation.
noun
Origin of schappe
1880–85; < Swiss German: raw silk leavings; compare French
échappement leakage
Words nearby schappe
schaffhausen,
schafskopf,
schally,
schama,
schamberg's disease,
schappe,
schappe silk,
scharnhorst,
scharwenka,
schatchen,
schatzi
British Dictionary definitions for schappe
schappe
/ (ˈʃæpə) /
noun
a yarn or fabric made from waste silk
Word Origin for schappe
from German