poplin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒplɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑplɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pop′lin)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pop•lin /ˈpɑplɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Textilesa fine fabric used for dresses, shirts, draperies, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pop•lin  (pop′lin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Textilesa finely corded fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool, for dresses, draperies, etc.
  • Italian papalina, feminine of papalino papal; so called from being made at the papal city of Avignon. See papal, -ine1
  • French popeline, earlier papeline
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
poplin / ˈpɒplɪn/
  1. a strong fabric, usually of cotton, in plain weave with fine ribbing, used for dresses, children's wear, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from French papeline, perhaps from Poperinge, a centre of textile manufacture in Flanders
'poplin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bengaline - broadcloth - popeline - rib - tabinet

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