dupion

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dupion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dupion \Du"pi*on\, n. [F. doupion, It. doppione, fr. doppio
     double, L. duplus. See Double, and cf. Doubloon.]
     A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
     [1913 Webster]