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genappe

[ juh-nap, zhuh- ]

verb (used with object)

genapped, genapping.
  1. to singe (worsted yarn) in order to remove loose or protruding fibers.


genappe

/ »åÏôəˈ²Ôæ±è /

noun

  1. a smooth worsted yarn used for braid, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of genappe1

First recorded in 1855–60; after Genappe, Belgium, where the yarn was originally manufactured
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of genappe1

C19: from Genappe, Belgium, where originally manufactured
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The main Genappe Mill building was destroyed in an arson attack in 2022 and other parts of the complex have also been damaged by fires.

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Last week two teenagers were found guilty of carrying out an arson attack which caused £15m of damage to Genappe Mill on March 3, 2022.

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In Belgium, a torrent of muddy water washed through streets and damaged cars in the town of Genappe, south of Brussels.

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Genappe, je-nap′, n. a smooth worsted yarn used with silk in fringes, braid, &c.

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Proceeding in an almost southerly direction, past the villages of Waterloo, Genappe, and Quatre Bras, the mails for Namur and the left flank of the Belgian field army were to be detached at the village of Sombreffe.

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