Poplin

/ˈpɒplɪn/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

An alteration (taken as related to Pope) of French papeline, a distortion of Poperinge, a town in Flanders which was a centre for textile production.

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