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Look up: poplin

  1. poplin
    [n] - a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. poplin
    Strong fabric, originally with a warp of silk and a weft of worsted, but now usually made from cotton, in a plain weave with a finely ribbed surface. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. poplin
    a staple dress-goods material.Filling yarn is particularly cylindrical as it tends to give the rounded form of rib line,in the horizontal direction. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. poplin
    Plain style of woven fabric, used for soft furnishings, in which the weft passes in turn under and over the warp, as in darning. However, the wefts are fewer and thicker than the warps, giving the fabric a ribbed finish. Any type or mix of yarn - wool, silk, cotton, for example - can be woven in this way, but the original had silk warp and wool wef …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Poplin
    Pop'lin noun [ French popeline , papeline .] A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses. Irish poplin , a fabric with silk warp and worsted weft, made in Ireland.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/128

  6. poplin
    noun a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Poplin
    • (n.) A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women`s dresses.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. poplin
    strong fabric produced by the rib variation of the plain weave and characterized by fine, closely spaced, crosswise ribs. It is made with heavier ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/94

  9. poplin
    Any type or mix of yarn, wool, silk, cotton, for example can be woven in this way, but the original had silk warp and wool weft and was made at Avignon in France, which for a time was the seat of popes (1377-1408), hence its original name papeline (papal).
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter

  10. Poplin
    `Poplin`, also called `tabinet` (or tabbinet), is a strong fabric in a plain weave of any fiber or blend, with crosswise ribs that typically gives a corded surface.<ref name="TH">--> Poplin traditionally consisted of a silk warp with a weft of worsted yarn. As the weft is in the form of...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplin



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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