[F. souple SUPPLE a.] A fabric made of silk which has been freed from gum by a simple boiling-off.
1887. Encycl. Brit., XXII. 62/2. For … making of gauzes, crapes, flour-bolting cloth, and for what is termed ‘souples’—the silk is not scoured.
[F. souple SUPPLE a.] A fabric made of silk which has been freed from gum by a simple boiling-off.
1887. Encycl. Brit., XXII. 62/2. For … making of gauzes, crapes, flour-bolting cloth, and for what is termed ‘souples’—the silk is not scoured.
