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balbriggan

[ bal-brig-uhn ]

noun

  1. a plain-knit cotton fabric, used especially in hosiery and underwear.


balbriggan

/ bælˈbrɪɡən /

noun

  1. a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
  2. often plural underwear made of this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of balbriggan1

First recorded in 1855–60; after Balbriggan, town in Ireland, where first made
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Word History and Origins

Origin of balbriggan1

C19: from Balbriggan , Ireland, where it was originally made
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Example Sentences

The factory girl has taken to silk stockings and fine lingerie and the lady to Balbriggan and calico.

Six changes of underwear—merino or wool—and a dozen balbriggan or woolen hose will be sufficient.

James Smith, an Englishman, had cotton manufactories at Balbriggan; he wished to extend them.

She steps over the stile and her shin defines itself through her balbriggan stocking.

I received you letter and the pretty Balbriggan stockings, for which I thank you very much, quite safely.

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