Cypres

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of cypress (“tree”). alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of cypress (“fabric”). alt-of, obsolete

    "Philemon Holland's Plinie, Bk. XI, ch. xxii: 'The invention of that fine silke, tiffanie, sarcenet, and cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them.'"

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"Philemon Holland's Plinie, Bk. XI, ch. xxii: 'The invention of that fine silke, tiffanie, sarcenet, and cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them.'"

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