1. rep(n = noun.person) - informal abbreviation of `representative';
is a kind of congressman, congresswoman, representative
2. rep(n = noun.artifact) repp - a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs;
is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. [1913 Webster]
Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk. [1913 Webster]
rep, n. colloq. a representative, esp. a commercial traveller.
rep, n. colloq.
1 repertory.
2 a repertory theatre or company.
rep, n. (also repp) a textile fabric with a corded surface, used in curtains and upholstery.
rep, n. US sl. reputation.
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