poplinetten.
/ˌpɒplᵻˈnɛt/, U.S. /ˌpɑpləˈnɛt/ Now rare.
A fabric made to imitate poplin. Also attributive or as adj.
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1799 Aris's Birmingham Gaz. in Birmingham Post (Nexis) (1999) 19 Nov. 12 He has purchased largely of prints, he also has a fresh assortment of furs, poplins, poplinets and stuffs in general.
1861 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 3 69/1 Mohairs still continue in vogue, as also poplinettes and chalés.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Apr. 6/2 Favourite materials for children's dresses are poplinettes.
1904 Daily Chron. 16 May 8/3 Among the novelties..are the poplinettes—linen materials, so silky-looking and lustrous that they might almost be mistaken for rich silk poplins.
1940 Times 18 Dec. 8/6 Important quantities of shirtings, poplinettes, and split printers were booked for Java.
1968 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 15 May 2/7 (advt.) Large assortment of prints in a poplinette weight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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