a canvaslike cotton cloth used to stiffen hems, lapels, etc.
Origin:
after Wigan, where first made
city in Greater Manchester, NW England: county district pop. 307,000
See wigan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A stiff fabric used for stiffening.
Origin:
Origin: After Wigan
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A borough of northwest England northeast of Liverpool. An important market town in the Middle Ages, it is an industrial city in a coal-mining region. Population: 81,200.