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shal⋅loon

  [sha-loon]
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–noun
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
Origin:
1655–65; < F chalon, after Châlons-sur-Marne, where made
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shal·loon   (shə-lōōn', shā-)   
n.  A lightweight wool or worsted twill fabric, used chiefly for coat linings.

[French chalon, after Châlons-sur-Marne.]
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