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cypress (iou)



cypress noun3 & adjective. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[Anglo-Norman cipres, cypres from Old French Cipre, Cypre (mod. Chypre) the island of Cyprus.]
A. noun. A textile fabric originally brought from Cyprus; spec. (a piece of) a light transparent material of silk and hair resembling crape, formerly often worn (as crape) in mourning. LME.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of or resembling this fabric. M16.