POPLIN


Meaning of POPLIN in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.