Dupion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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