shalloon
[sha-loon]
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noun
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
Nearby words
- shalach manoth,
- shale,
- shale oil,
- shall,
- shall i compare thee to a summer's day?,
- shallop,
- shallot,
- shallow,
- shallow breathing,
- shallowly
Origin of shalloon
1655–65; < French chalon, after Châlons-sur-Marne, where made
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Examples from the Web for shalloon
Instead of shalloon for lining men's coats, sometimes use a glazed calico .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
shalloon
noun
Word Origin for shalloon
C17: from Old French chalon, from the name of Châlons-sur-Marne, France, where it originated
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