name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
poplin
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɒplɪn/
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 P L IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bengaline
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: поплин (poplin) — certain kind of fabric
- Catalan: popelín — certain kind of fabric
- Chinese Mandarin: 府綢 /府绸 (fǔchóu) — certain kind of fabric
- Czech: popelín — certain kind of fabric
- Finnish: popliini — certain kind of fabric
- French: popeline — certain kind of fabric
- Swedish: poplin — certain kind of fabric