balbriggan
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A soft cotton fabric with fine ribs used for underwear and night clothes
- noun
- Archaic
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balbriggan
- The store sells pajamas made from soft balbriggan fabric.
Examples
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Traditional balbriggan is prized for its comfort and breathability.
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I bought a pair of balbriggans for the summer.
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My grandfather used to wear balbriggan undershirts during the winter.
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She loves wearing balbriggan pajamas at night.
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He chose a soft balbriggan fabric for his new pajamas.
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The designer prefers using balbriggan for comfortable loungewear.
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She bought a warm balbriggan sweater for the chilly evenings.
How Soft
Surface Forms
balbriggan singular
balbriggans plural
Etymology
Balbriggan comes from the Irish town Balbriggan, where people first made a soft, fine cotton knit for underwear and nightwear, so the fabric took the town's name much like denim is named after a place. That's why balbriggan now means a soft, finely ribbed cotton knit used for comfortable underwear and pajamas.