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balbriggan

/bal-brig-uhn/US // bælˈbrɪg ən //UK // (bælˈbrɪɡən) //

巴尔布里根,巴尔布利根

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a plain-knit cotton fabric, used especially in hosiery and underwear.

Examples

  • The factory girl has taken to silk stockings and fine lingerie and the lady to Balbriggan and calico.

  • Six changes of underwear—merino or wool—and a dozen balbriggan or woolen hose will be sufficient.

  • James Smith, an Englishman, had cotton manufactories at Balbriggan; he wished to extend them.

  • She steps over the stile and her shin defines itself through her balbriggan stocking.

  • I received you letter and the pretty Balbriggan stockings, for which I thank you very much, quite safely.