balbriggan
a plain-knit cotton fabric, used especially in hosiery and underwear.
Origin of balbriggan
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How to use balbriggan in a sentence
The factory girl has taken to silk stockings and fine lingerie and the lady to balbriggan and calico.
Women's Wild Oats | C. Gasquoine HartleySix changes of underwear—merino or wool—and a dozen balbriggan or woolen hose will be sufficient.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainJames Smith, an Englishman, had cotton manufactories at balbriggan; he wished to extend them.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 | Mary Frances CusackShe steps over the stile and her shin defines itself through her balbriggan stocking.
A Christmas Garland | Max BeerbohmI received you letter and the pretty balbriggan stockings, for which I thank you very much, quite safely.
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann Kemble
British Dictionary definitions for balbriggan
/ (bælˈbrɪɡən) /
a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
(often plural) underwear made of this
Origin of balbriggan
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