Rep
[rep] or [rɛp]
Definition
(noun.) a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs.
(noun.) informal abbreviation of `representative'.
Typist: Suzy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
(a.) Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.
Typist: Paul
Definition
n. a slang abbreviation of reputation.
n. a kind of cloth having a finely corded surface.
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Examples
- Himself ravished with the contemplation of the idea of good, and delighting in solid geometry (Rep. Plato. The Republic.
- There was much here that was suggestive to the kindred spirit of Plato, who had doubtless meditated deeply on the 'way of life of Pythagoras' (Rep. Plato. The Republic.
- There is hardly any mention in Plato of the creative arts; only in two or three passages does he even allude to them (Rep. Plato. The Republic.
- He would make retail traders only of the inferior sort of citizens (Rep. Plato. The Republic.
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