pop ‧ lin /ˈpɒplən, ˈpɒplɪn $ ˈpɑːp-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Early French papeline , perhaps from Italian papalina 'of the Pope' ; because it was made in the French town of Avignon, where the Popes once lived ]
a strong shiny cotton cloth