poplin

(päp′lin)

noun

a sturdy fabric of cotton, silk, rayon, etc., in plain weave with fine cross ribbing, used for raincoats, sportswear, etc.

Origin: Fr papeline, prob. altered < (draps de) Poperinghes, (cloths from) Poperinge, city in Flanders, textile center in the Middle Ages

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noun

A ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, wool, or cotton, used in making clothing and upholstery.

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete French papeline

Origin: , perhaps from Provençal papalino

Origin: , feminine of papalin, papal (so called because it was first made at the papal town of Avignon)

Origin: , from Medieval Latin pāpālis

Origin: , from Late Latin pāpa, pope; see Pope

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