Etymology

poplin

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Today it means: A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. Full definition →

French papeline
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  1. French · borrowed frompapeline
  2. English todaypoplin

An alteration (taken as related to Pope) of French papeline, a distortion of Poperinge, a town in Flanders which was a centre for textile production.

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