"devoré" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1995, Textile Outlook International, numbers 57–59, Economist Publications Limited, page 53:",
          "text": "Boiling, felting or printing using devoré techniques is employed to alter the handle or appearance of the cloth.",
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          "text": "For instance, she is combining cotton cheesecloth and polyester chiffon to make cloqué jackets or using devoré to distress linen/silk to produce a “shaggy” layer bonded to gauze.",
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          "text": "Large areas of the velvet pile have been removed using devoré, leaving most of the fabric as a transparent gauze.",
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