/ ˈpɒplɪn; NAmE ˈpɑːp-/ noun
[ U ] a type of strong cotton cloth used for making clothes
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from obsolete French papeline , perhaps from Italian papalina (feminine) papal, referring to the town of Avignon (residence of popes in exile (1309–77), and site of papal property), where it was first made.