shalloon

[sha-loon]

noun

a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.

Origin of shalloon

1655–65; < French chalon, after Châlons-sur-Marne, where made

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Instead 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

noun

a light twill-weave woollen fabric used chiefly for coat linings, etc

Word Origin for shalloon

C17: from Old French chalon, from the name of Châlons-sur-Marne, France, where it originated

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