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poplin
[ pop-lin ]
noun
- a finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
poplin
/ ˈpɒplɪn /
noun
- a strong fabric, usually of cotton, in plain weave with fine ribbing, used for dresses, children's wear, etc
- ( as modifier )
a poplin shirt
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poplin1
C18: from French papeline, perhaps from Poperinge, a centre of textile manufacture in Flanders
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Example Sentences
You may flit from brown merino to blue poplin, and from blue poplin to black alpaca, and be queen of all that is tiresome still.
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A cloth having Cashmere twill on one side or face and poplin cord on the reverse.
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Similar to poplin; made of hard twisted worsted filling and cotton warp.
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Poplin or popeline is a name given to a class of goods distinguished by a rib or cord effect running width way of the piece.
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Poplin manufacture was introduced into Ireland in 1693 by a colony of fugitive French Huguenots.
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