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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. informal abbreviation of `representative';

2. a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs;
[syn: rep, repp]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), n. [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]
   A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and
   having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), a.
   Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely;
   -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
   [1913 Webster]