genappeEtymologyFrom Genappe, in Belgium.nounA smooth worsted yarn or cord, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc.“This number contains a lis of the manufacturers of tinctorial chemicals to whom prizes have been awarded at the Vienna Exhibition. We find no English name in the catalogue. There are receipts for dyeing wool a bright green; for a finish for pack-thread; for a reseda on genappe; a brown on silk; a printing black on cotton yarn; a blue-black on old cotton, velvets, and velveteens; a chamois and rose”verbTo smooth (yarn) by burning off the hairs in a gas flame.