Thanks to the Needlework Retailer, I just heard about Tonkin Threads, a polyester metallic thread from France. It is apparently 4-stranded but I am not certain it can be plied.
http://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2017/12/tonkin-threads.html
You can buy individual cards of it from Sajou in France. They describe it as "embroidery floss."
http://www.sajou.fr/en/287-tonkin-embroidery-floss-10m-cards-per-unit
In the USA, Tres Chic Stitchery has collections in two colorways.
http://treschicstitchery.com/specialty-threads/?sort=alphaasc&page=3
From just looking at the photos Tonkin Threads remind me of Rainbow Gallery's Entice or Gone Stitching's Twinkle although I don't think either of these can be plied. If you try it, do let me know what you think about this new thread.
http://www.rainbowgallery.com/product/entice/
http://www.gonestitching.net/product/twinkling-gems-splendor-kit/
UPDATE: Here's a bit more about Tonkin Threads from the Needlework Retailer. Hummm….
"Puffed texture with glints of metallic" sounds an awful lot like DMC's Etoile metallic blended floss! Tonkin is a single strand, though. Etoile is a six ply cotton blend floss.
https://yarntree.typepad.com/needlework_news/2019/12/tonkin-threads-from-sajou.html
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