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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

poplin

 noun
     
Related topics: Material, Textiles
pop‧lin [uncountable]
TIM a strong shiny cotton cloth
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