Poplin Definition
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Origin of Poplin
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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 pope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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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