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Definition of Poplin
1. Noun. A ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery.
Definition of Poplin
1. n. A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses.
Definition of Poplin
1. Noun. A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poplin
1. a durable fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poplin
Literary usage of Poplin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Industrial and Agricultural by William P. Coyne (1902)
"The early history of poplin making is unknown; indeed the origin of the name ...
Many Huguenots settled in Dublin, and in 1693 we hear of .poplin-making in ..."
2. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"Brocaded and gold-barred Irish poplin, with ruse, thistle, and shamrock coloured
to nature. ... Brocaded and tissued Irish poplin scarfs; Irish poplin ..."
3. Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District by Grenville Arthur James Cole, R. Lloyd Praeger (1908)
"poplin is a fabric composed of worsted made from the finest description of wool
and silk in combination. The fabric is so woven that the surface is ..."
4. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"When making t^e yarns for poplin the same particulars may be followed as have been
... For this particular grade of poplin the warp yarn is 2-68s and the ..."
5. A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families by David Webster Hoyt (1871)
"Ruth (Clough) Brown, of poplin ; d. about 1808. He was living in Brentwood, NH,
as early as 1752—in that part incorporated as poplin in 1764. ..."
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