paduasoy noun & adjective.
['padjʊǝsɔɪ] L16.[from French pou-de-soie (earlier pout de soie) of unkn. origin, by assoc. with earlier Padua say say (SAY noun1) from Padua, Italy.](Made of) a heavy rich corded or embossed silk fabric, popular in the 18th cent.
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