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poplin

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pop·lin  (ppln)
n.
A ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, wool, or cotton, used in making clothing and upholstery.

[Obsolete French papeline, perhaps from Provençal papalino, feminine of papalin, papal (so called because it was first made at the papal town of Avignon), from Medieval Latin pplis, from Late Latin ppa, pope; see pope.]

poplin [ˈpɒplɪn]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a strong fabric, usually of cotton, in plain weave with fine ribbing, used for dresses, children's wear, etc.
b.  (as modifier) a poplin shirt
[from French papeline, perhaps from Poperinge, a centre of textile manufacture in Flanders]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.poplinpoplin - a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
poplin [ˈpɒplɪn] Npopelina f
poplin [ˈpɒplɪn]
npopeline f
adj [blouse, dress] → en popeline
pop music nmusique f pop
poplin
nPopeline f; poplin dressPopelinekleid nt
poplin [ˈpɒplɪn] npopeline f
poplin [ˈpɒplɪn] npopeline f


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"Well, last year, for instance, I bought our Matrona Semyenovna, not a poplin, but something of that sort," said the princess.
I have some notion of putting such a trimming as this to my white and silver poplin.
She is prettily dressed in gray poplin, trimmed with gray velvet, and set off by a ribbon of deep red tied in a bow at the throat.
 
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