shalloon
[ sha-loon ]
/ ʃæˈlun /
noun
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
Origin of shalloon
1655–65; < French
chalon, after
Châlons-sur-Marne, where made
Words nearby shalloon
Example sentences from the Web for shalloon
Instead of shalloon for lining men's coats, sometimes use a glazed calico .
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony |George Francis Dow
British Dictionary definitions for shalloon
shalloon
/ (ʃæˈluːn) /
noun
a light twill-weave woollen fabric used chiefly for coat linings, etc
Word Origin for shalloon
C17: from Old French
chalon, from the name of
Châlons-sur-Marne, France, where it originated