rep Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal abbreviation of `representative'
  2. noun a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
    repp.

WordNet

Rep noun
Etymology
Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.
Definitions
  1. A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
Rep adjective
Definitions
  1. Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely; -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.

Webster 1913