Question

poplin ‘Last year, for instance, I bought not poplin exactly but something like it for our Matryona Semyonovna,’ said the princess.‘I remember, she wore it for your name-day party.’

Accepted Answer

n. A thin, light, plain fabric, usually cotton, with a corded surface. Anna Karenina, VI.II, p.554

Word	poplin
Definition	n. A thin, light, plain fabric, usually cotton, with a corded surface.
Sentence	‘Last year, for instance, I bought not poplin exactly but something like it for our Matryona Semyonovna,’ said the princess. ‘I remember, she wore it for your name-day party.’
Source	Anna Karenina, VI.II, p.554

Poplin N Thin Light Plain Fabric Cotton Corded