bal·brig·gan

(băl-brĭg′ən)

A knitted, unbleached cotton fabric for underwear.

[After Balbriggan, a seaport of eastern Ireland.]

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balbriggan

(bælˈbrɪɡən)

1. (Textiles) a knitted unbleached cotton fabric

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural) underwear made of this

[C19: from Balbriggan, Ireland, where it was originally made]

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bal•brig•gan

(bælˈbrɪg ən)

n.

a plain-knit cotton fabric.

[1855–60; after Balbriggan, town in Ireland, where first made]

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