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shalloon

[sha-loon]

noun

a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.

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

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shalloon (ʃæˈluːn)

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

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

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