Poplin

a dress fabric woven with a silk warp and a wool weft. The weft is somewhat heavier than the warp, which gives the goods a ribbed surface, similar to, although less pronounced than, that of bengaline. Irish poplin has long borne a well deserved reputation. The materials composing it are of the best and the result is a fabric more durable than one entirely of silk, and fully equal in appearance. Poplin is imitated in wool and linen, in cotton, and in various mixtures. A mercerized cotton poplin is a pretty and serviceable fabric, used largely for fancy work.