habutai

habutai
/hah"beuh tuy'/, n.
a thin, soft, durable Japanese silk, used in the manufacture of garments.
Also, habutae.
[1890-95; < Japn habutae, equiv. to ha feathers ( < fa < *pa) + -butae, comb. form of futa-e ( < futa-f(y)e < *puta pe) two layers]

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