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balbriggan
[bal-brig-uhn]
noun
a plain-knit cotton fabric, used especially in hosiery and underwear.
balbriggan
/ ²úæ±ôˈ²ú°ùɪɡə²Ô /
noun
a knitted unbleached cotton fabric
(often plural) underwear made of this
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of balbriggan1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of balbriggan1
Example Sentences
Then, in all the glory of his brown balbriggan undershirt, he stood up in the aisle.
Six changes of underwear—merino or wool—and a dozen balbriggan or woolen hose will be sufficient.
Egyptian cotton is very fine and is used mainly in the manufacture of thread and the finer grades of balbriggan underwear.
But fancy the shock to one’s æstheticism at seeing coarse balbriggan allied to barbaric splendour.
She steps over the stile and her shin defines itself through her balbriggan stocking.
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