poplin
noun /ˈpɒplɪn/
/ˈpɑːplɪn/
[uncountable]- a type of strong cotton cloth used for making clothesWord Originearly 18th cent.: from obsolete French papeline, perhaps from Italian papalina (feminine) ‘papal’, referring to the town of Avignon (residence of popes in exile (1309–77), and site of papal property), where it was first made.