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Poplin

//ˈpɒplɪn// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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

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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