shalloon
[ sha-loon ]
noun
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
Origin of shalloon
11655–65; <French chalon, after Châlons-sur-Marne, where made
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How to use shalloon in a sentence
The wig and even the pigtail tied with black shalloon were abandoned by all but a few old folk.
The bed in a corner was hung in blue shalloon over ruffled white muslin, and there was blue at the windows.
The Three Black Pennys | Joseph HergesheimerInstead of shalloon for lining men's coats, sometimes use a glazed calico .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony | George Francis Dow
British Dictionary definitions for shalloon
shalloon
/ (ʃæˈluːn) /
noun
a light twill-weave woollen fabric used chiefly for coat linings, etc
Origin of shalloon
1C17: from Old French chalon, from the name of Châlons-sur-Marne, France, where it originated
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