balbriggan

bal·brig·gan

B0037300 (băl-brĭg′ən)n. A knitted, unbleached cotton fabric for underwear.

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[After Balbriggan, a seaport of eastern Ireland.]

balbriggan

(bælˈbrɪɡən) n1. (Textiles) a knitted unbleached cotton fabric2. (Clothing & Fashion) (often plural) underwear made of this[C19: from Balbriggan, Ireland, where it was originally made]

bal•brig•gan

(bælˈbrɪg ən)

n. a plain-knit cotton fabric. [1855–60; after Balbriggan, town in Ireland, where first made]

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balbriggan - a cotton knit fabric used for underwearknit - a fabric made by knitting