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poplin

Noun

pop=lin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

poplin(n = noun.artifact) Array - a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery; Array

poplin, n. [F. popeline, papeline.].

A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses. [1913 Webster]

Irish poplin, a fabric with silk warp and worsted weft, made in Ireland.

poplin, n. a plain-woven fabric usu. of cotton, with a corded surface.

Etymology

obs. F papeline perh. f. It. papalina (fem.) PAPAL, f. the papal town Avignon where it was made

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