poplin

See also: Poplin

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒplɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

poplin (countable and uncountable, plural poplins)

1. A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.

Synonyms

• bengaline

Derived terms

• Irish poplin

 

Descendants

• → Turkish: poplin

Translations

certain kind of fabric

• Bulgarian: поплин m (poplin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 府綢／府绸 (zh) (fǔchóu)

• Czech: popelín (cs) m
• Finnish: popliini (fi)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Popelin or French popeline.

Noun

poplin n (plural poplinuri)

1. poplin

Declension

Declension of poplin

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) poplin	poplinul	(niște) poplinuri	poplinurile
genitive/dative	(unui) poplin	poplinului	(unor) poplinuri	poplinurilor
vocative	poplinule		poplinurilor