poplin

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I knew Liddy would want my heliotrope poplin, and she's a fright in lavender.

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  1. noun A ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, wool, or cotton, used in making clothing and upholstery.

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  1. Obsolete French papeline, perhaps from Provençal papalino, feminine of papalin, papal (so called because it was first made at the papal town of Avignon), from Medieval Latin pāpālis, from Late Latin pāpa, pope; see pope.

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  1. = Spanish populina, popelens, from French popeline, formerly papeline, poplin; origin obscure.
 

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/ˈpɑplɪn/
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