1) Fabric used for interlining 2) Plain-weave cotton fabric 3) Stiffening fabric 4) Woven fabric
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[fabric] Wigan is a cotton material coated with latex rubber. Its name is derived from Wigan, the name of a town in Greater Manchester, England. ...
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[speedway] Wigan was a British speedway team that existed in 1947-48, 1952-53 and 1960. ==Brief history== They first competed in the National League Division Two in 1947 and were based at a greyhound stadium in Poolstock. They finished near the bottom of the League. However, the team lasted barely one season with the riders transferring to ...
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stiff plain-woven cotton
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• (n.) A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women`s dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
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(from the article `Wigan`) town and metropolitan borough in the northwestern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, England. It ...
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town and metropolitan borough in the northwestern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, England. It ...
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Wig'an noun A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from
Wigan , the name of a town in Lancashire, England.
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